ROV LINKS!

AGM 24 Battery: Marine and General Inc.(one of our contest sponsors!)www.sonnenschein.org

Electronic supplies: www.allelectronics.com                               www.digi-key.com     www.herbach.com

Larger than table top ROV  Getting hooked?  This is for the serious ROV enthusiast!

Need a place to start? Some instructions? Some other ideas?  Look no further...Harry to the rescue!

Build Your Own Underwater Robot by Harry Bohm and Vickie Jensen

International Submarine Races ^TM

International Submarine Races - High school and college teams design and build one or two-man submarines. Teams compete for best overall performance, innovation, speed, best use of composite materials and spirit of the race.

Need other ROV related activities?

Cyber Submarine Try out our virtual SUBs (or like the older oceanographers call them: ROV remotely operated underwater vehicles). They will take you on an expedition into the icy waters of the Antarctic, aboard the Research Vessel "Walther Herwig". Click on details of the image to take a closer look.....

Other Resources and Links

MBARI  The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has several ROV's operating in the Monterey Canyon and beyond!

Wood's Hole Guide to ROV's  

Lots of information on ROV's, their uses and links to specific projects

Deep Sea Robots  

Find out about ROV s, and their uses. See pictures of ROVs in action..

Need Background Information?

Building a Better Mousetrap: Homemade Underwater Vehicles Reprint of an article from Underwater Magazine.

Aquarius - Visit this site and take an interactive virtual tour of the underwater habitat called Aquarius. See images from inside and outside Aquarius, and download lesson plans about the physics of underwater diving.

Deep Submergence Vehicle Alvin - Everything about the manned submersible Alvin, from information and photos to cruise planning information for scientists.

U.S. Submarines Manned Submersibles - Information on some recent manned submersibles from a company that builds submarines and submersibles.

Do you want to work on ROV's?

MATE (Marine Advanced Technology Education) - National consortium of educational institutions and organizations seeking to improve marine technology education. The website has an overview of marine technology with current status and future development, information on careers and coming soon educational and professional development opportunities.