Homebuilt ROVs Forum

This project is taking what ive learnt from the Micro ROV, scaling it up and increasing the complexity. The Plan: -5 thruster design -HD video feed -Make as much use of existing parts i have from other hobbies -Use 3D printing as much as possible -Manipulator -Fresh water use -Only as deep as a 100f...

Excuse the rotated images (damn dropbox). Here,s a really rough wiring diagram of my simple setup. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4728644/ROV%20Wire.PNG Im using the individual 5V outputs from the ESC'd to power the separate components so i dont pull all the current from just one and having one...

I suppose i'd better document my first attempt and first fly...... I started off with a Madlabs ROV just to see how the thrusters and control reacted in the water and as a start point for my learning. Its a great start point and recommend it to anyone starting out. I figured that with the parts i al...

Went for my first ROV fly yesterday. There were successes and failures. Good was everything worked, control, batteries, video feed. Bad was a rubbish camera and flair from the light. Also learnt that water that looks very murky from the top also means you wont see much from under ether. Who'd had th...

Hi All! Been lurking on and off for some time and i'm now starting to take my first steps into building and 'playing with' ROVs. Ive been especially inspired by Bindo and his mini ROV built with quite basic gear. I fly RC planes and quadcopters mainly through First Person View equipment, have many R...