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, 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 ...

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 ...

[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 ...

The ocean’s mysteries have captivated humanity for centuries, and now, with the advent of sophisticated technology, we are closer than ever to unlocking its secrets on a consumer level thanks to help ...

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.

Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), or tethered swimming underwater robots, have been described by at least one long-time member of this small part of the offshore industry as “underwater tractors”.