Today we’re excited to officially announce a new size of the WetLink Penetrator (WLP) and updates to several products that now use it! The WetLink Penetrator (WLP) is our patent-pending, next-generation solution for low-cost, high pressure, high reliability sealing of electrical cables as they pass into enclosures or other devices. It’s rated to a depth […]
Today we’re excited to announce a new product: the 4S 15.6Ah Lithium-ion Battery for the BlueROV2. Unlike most of our products, this is one we never planned to make! We have the original lithium-ion battery (with black wrapper) that does a perfectly great job of powering the BlueROV2 through long and tough missions. Those batteries […]
It’s hard to believe that the BlueROV2 is over 5 years old, having originally launched in June 2016! There are nearly 3,000 of them out in the world now, helping explorers explore, students learn, and businesses operate. While its name has been the same since the start, the ROV and its components have undergone many […]
Today we’re excited to announce a new product that goes with our Fathom-X Tether Interface and improves expandability on the BlueROV2 – it’s the Ethernet Switch! The Ethernet Switch expands Ethernet connectivity on the ROV, providing three additional Ethernet ports to connect Ethernet devices such as sonars, IP cameras, and more! This switch was designed […]
Hello everyone! It is with great excitement that we introduce a new concept and new products. Today we’re announcing a concept that we’ve been thinking about for years: the WetLink family of products. The WetLink family helps you connect electrical things underwater. It’s starting off as a series of new penetrators and tools but we […]
Originally published in Sea Technology Magazine, Volume 61, #1, January 2020 With ocean health becoming a topic of increasing public concern, there’s a growing interest in using marine robotics and sensing to solve ocean-related problems. Marine robotics and sensing can drive public awareness, scientific understanding, and direct intervention to ocean health problems at a scale […]
Originally published in ROV Planet Magazine, Issue 21 As you page through the latest marine news, it’s easy to see why ROVs and other robotic marine vehicles are nearly synonymous with the industrial and commercial world. The value they provide is undeniable and worth a heavy price tag. Less obvious are the many applications where […]
Underwater robots have been an important tool for marine science, exploration, and work for the past thirty or forty years. We’ve become familiar with terms like ROV and AUV to describe types of subsea vehicles and these terms have been stable for years. However, there’s a new term cropping up in the last few years: […]
Hello friends! Today we’d like to fixate your attention on a group of new products – introducing the Cable Repair Kit, WetLink Thixotropic 80A Potting Compound, and their related components! The Cable Repair Kit The Cable Repair Kit has all of the materials necessary to temporarily repair damaged cable, tether, and other connections. It contains […]
Good day friends! We’re REEL excited for this release – introducing the Fathom Spool, Fathom-X Tether Interface, and an update to the Fathom Tether! Check out the new product video: Fathom-X Tether Interface The Fathom-X Topside Interface (FXTI) is an enclosure for the topside Fathom-X board that also contains a USB to Ethernet converter so […]