Homebuilt ROVs Forum

Fantastic... I'm looking forward to the day I can do that!

I agree about the bouyancy (I originally thought neutral would be best, until I read the same argument as yours on this site.) It should be possible to control the boat using low frequency RF - in the 0-10kHz range - but there would be no way to get live camera signals back to the surface. I will do...

Hi, I'm trying to get a list of basic ROV design decisions together to make sure I've covered the important basics. As I see it, it goes something like: Control - is it going to be radio (or IR/light) controlled, or use a wired controller? RF/IR/Light will not penetrate very far underwater, especial...

Thanks for the welcome, Steve.

TT week - when our sleepy little island becomes the motorcycle road racing capital of the world - is the week after next. I can't wait!

Hi everyone! After years of thinking about it, I've decided to go ahead and build an ROV so I can see what life there is close to the coastline. It'll be mainly constructed from PVC plumbing pipes, with an on-board battery to keep the tethering requirements as minimal as possible and using bilge pum...