We've been very busy preparing for Maker Faire in San Matteo this weekend (May 19-20). 

This year we're going to have a large dunk-tank that we can use to show the OpenROV in action. We're going to be located just outside the west entrance of the Fiesta Hall (near the west entrance to the Faire). If you're there, please make a point to stop by and say hi.

In addition to the display, we're going to be giving a presentation on OpenROV at 4pm on the Innovation Stage. Come cheer us on!

See you at the Faire! 

Welcome to the OpenROV community site! We're glad you're here! We're getting a lot of new visitors and we thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce ourselves. 

OpenROV is a DIY telerobotics community centered around underwater exploration and education. The community has developed a low-cost telerobotic submarine that can be built with mostly off-the-shelf parts. The goal of the project is to democratize exploration by allowing anyone to explore and study underwater environments. The OpenROV community is also laying the foundation for globally-connected citizen scientists to share their data and findings.

The site is a work in progress. We're updating the latest designs and working hard to get all the build information up as soon as possible. We appreciate the patience, and welcome any advice. I the meantime, you can learn more about the design and how you can help …

Voting has now opened for the Global Space Apps Challenge.

If you're interested, you can help us by casting your vote here: http://www.talenthouse.com/creativeinvites/preview/aec64ce433a8f3d8a31dc2de3813fd2e/571

At the NASA International Space Apps Challenge last weekend, one of our goals was to build a water sampling device that could be attached to the payload bay on OpenROV.  To learn more about what we came up with, check out "Payloads" in our forum, or just click here!