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DIY Manned Submersible (Built for <$1,000)
Photo: Gizmodo
Eighteen-year-old Justin Beckerman has created and tested a manned submersible that he built for less than $1k. NJ.com has a longer story and video about Justin's creation.
Posted by David Lang on May 24, 2013 at 10:13am — 1 Comment
OpenROV: Unsuspecting Kid-Spraying Machine?
We had a great time at Maker Faire last weekend. One of the most enjoyable aspects was discovering the combination of controls that made the turned the OpenROV into a kid-spraying machine. Like the blow hole of a grey whale, the surfacing ROV would let out a explosive blast of water.
We took great joy in waiting for an unsuspecting group of onlookers to unveil the newly discovered feature. A good laugh would always follow. Brian Hook was there to capture a few of those moments.
Credit: Brian Hook
Credit: Brian Hook…
Posted by David Lang on May 22, 2013 at 9:17pm
Prop Adapter
Hi All
I think I found the 3.17mm shaft adapter that will work for the fans used on the OpneROV. Maybe someone can confirm this as I am using a different fan than the one on your build and can't do any measurements.
I know this has been a bit of an issue with props coming off etc and hopefully this will be the fix:
Posted by David Murphy on May 22, 2013 at 3:53pm — 1 Comment
Raspberry Pi-Based Underwater Camera
The Raspberry Pi blog recently posted about an underwater camera system for monitoring marine habitats. The post is great. It goes into design details of all the different components. Worth checking out the whole post: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/4015…
Posted by David Lang on May 22, 2013 at 9:11am
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Jim N. commented on David Lang's blog post DIY Manned Submersible (Built for "Wow, this guy should hook up with undersea voyager project! Nice job. Not sure I'd trust the pressure hall as far as I could spit, but kudos."
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