BlueROV2

BlueROV2 Assembly
Get your BlueROV2 built quickly with this assembly guide!
BlueROV2 Software Setup
Get your BlueROV2 connected to a topside computer, the vehicle updated, and joystick properly calibrated!
BlueROV2 Operation
Learn how to operate your newly built BlueROV2!
Newton Subsea Gripper Installation on a BlueROV2
Learn how to install a Newton Subsea Gripper onto your BlueROV2!

All Guides and Tutorials

Fathom Tether with Cobalt Connector
Connectorize the Fathom Tether with a Cobalt Connector

Learn to connectorize the Blue Robotics Fathom Tether with an 8-pin Blue Trail Cobalt Connector.

BaseStation Directional Antenna Kit Guide

Learn how to install and use the BaseStation Directional Antenna Upgrade Kits!

Ping Altimeter Repair Guide

Learn to repair your Ping Altimeter and Echosounder.

Upgrading a BlueROV2 from Companion to BlueOS

Upgrade Your Companion BlueROV2 to BlueOS!

BlueOS and Node-RED: Steering Toward Continuous Discovery

Learn to use Node-RED to receive, log, and graph payload data from payloads connected to your BlueOS device! This guide will be continuously improved and expanded with new devices, communication methods, and techniques.

BlueBoat 6S Battery Splitter Cable Installation

Learn how to install the 6S Battery Splitter Cable in your BlueBoat.

Tether Repair Guide

Learn how to repair your Fathom tether!

Watertight Enclosure Clamps Guide

Learn how to install the Watertight Enclosure Clamps!

Newton Gripper Repair Guide

Learn how to repair your Newton Gripper!

Watertight Box User Guide

Learn how to assemble and use your Watertight Box!

Fighting Galvanic Corrosion with Zinc and Tef-Gel

Learn how to protect from galvanic corrosion through a combination of isolation via lubricant and use of a sacrificial anode—zinc!

Ping Integration Kit for BlueBoat Installation Guide

Learn how to mount a Ping Echosounder to the BlueBoat using the Ping Integration Kit for BlueBoat.

Collecting and Creating Bathymetric Maps with the BlueBoat and Ping

Learn to collect, filter, and visualize bathymetry data collected with the Blue Robotics BlueBoat and Ping2 single beam sonar!

Newton Sediment Sampler Attachment Guide

Learn how turn the Newton Gripper into a sediment sampler using the Newton Sediment Sampler Attachment!

Control the NavLight with Arduino code

This guide will show you how to use Arduino code to control the NavLight, letting you blink or fade its output with ease!

Integrating the Omniscan 450 SS on the BlueBoat

Learn how to integrate the Omniscan 450 SS on the BlueBoat!

Connecting Your Device with Navigator and BlueOS

Get things connected to your BlueOS powered vehicle! Whether Serial, I2C, Ethernet or USB, collecting data for your application is possible!

Ethernet Switch Installation Guide for the BlueBoat

Install the Blue Robotics Ethernet Switch in the BlueBoat to connect additional Ethernet devices.

BlueBoat General Integration Guide

Learn about all the ways things can be mounted, attached, routed, plugged in, and generally integrated into the BlueBoat vehicle platform!

BlueBoat Operator’s Guide

Learn how to operate your BlueBoat!

BlueBoat Software Setup

Learn how to set up the software for your BlueBoat!

Using a BlueBoat with a Lowrance Sonar for Hydrographic Survey

How to integrate a Lowrance FS-7 Sonar transducer with a BlueBoat, to collect hydrographic survey data and generate maps using C-Map Genesis.

Installing the BlueROV2 Roof Rack

Learn how to install the BlueROV2 Roof Rack on your ROV!

Integrating the Sonoptix ECHO on the BlueROV2

Learn how to integrate the Sonoptix ECHO Multibeam Imaging Sonar on the BlueROV2!