ROV

What is it?

ROV = Remotely Operated Vehicle

What are they used for?

Deep Ocean explorationSpace Explorations

MilitarySearch and rescue

Risky Repairs

OceanAverage depth 12000 feet!

Videos of professional ROVs

TED Talk

MotorolaWhy investing money in this?– Future engineers/ designers– New/ fresh ideas

The competition

MATE competition Video

Our challenge

• Design an ROV that moves forward/ backwards, left/ right, up/ down

• Has a live camera feed for the operator to use to steer

• Must be neutrally buoyant• Be ready for competition in March

Lets try steering an ROV

Find the target in the hallway!

Today

• In your team, design an ROV frame that you think will be the best for our competitive robot.