Even though underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) are getting smaller, their communications cables have remained relatively fat and hefty. That may about to change, though, thanks to a new ...

Underwater Remote Operated Vehicles, or ROVs as they’re typically known, generally operate by tether. This is due to the poor propagation of radio waves underwater. [Simon] wanted to build such a ...

Underwater Remote-Operated Vehicles, or ROVs, are used extensively in the oil and gas industry, in undersea engineering projects and, more glamorously, for doing things like exploring the wreck of the ...

[Brane] built an underwater ROV from LEGO mindstorm parts. Look closely at this image and you should notice something missing. The tether that normally carries power and control lines from an ROV to ...

A technology that allows underwater vehicles to perform ROV and AUV functions could change oil and gas industry operations in subsea operations and Arctic exploration. A technology that allows ...

Port security and underwater search and rescue are a series of dangerous missions that require the proper instrumentation while avoiding putting lives at risk. VideoRay’s long- or short-tether ...

Nexans, a worldwide expert in the cable industry, is at Oceanology 2012 to promote its wide range of cable solutions developed to meet the specific needs of workclass ROV manufacturers and operators.

An increase in offshore, deep-sea oil drilling and a nod to Shell to proceed in the Alaskan Arctic will drive demand for remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) through 2015. An ROV is a tethered ...

Receive a 15% discount on “The ROV Manual: A User Guide for Observation Class Remotely Operated Vehicles” by ordering from www.elsevierdirect.com and using offer code 92839. [Part 1 of this article ...