Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) ROV Jason/MedeaJason is a remote-controlled deep-diving vehicle that gives shipboard scientists immediate, real-time access to the sea floor. » Visit Web site Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) Hybrid Remotely Operated Vehicle (HROV) NereusCurrently in development, Nereus will operate in two modes; as an autonomous, or free-swimming, vehicle for wide area surveys and as a tethered, or cabled, vehicle for sampling and other tasks. » Visit Web site Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) AUV ABE/SentryThe Autonomous Benthic Explorer (ABE) is a robotic underwater vehicle used for exploring the ocean to depths of 4,500 meters (14,764 feet). » Visit Web site AUV JaguarJaguar was designed to hover in place—like a helicopter or hummingbird—and collect photographs and high-resolution sonar maps of deep ocean vent sites. » Visit Web site AUV PumaAlso known as the "plume mapper," the Puma autonomous underwater vehicle uses sonar, lasers, and chemical sensors to search wide areas near the ocean floor and detect the telltale temperature, chemical, or particulate signals from hydrothermal vent plumes. » Visit Web site AUV SeaBedSeaBED is an AUV that can fly slowly or hover over the seafloor to depths of 6,000 feet (2,000 meters), making it particularly suited to collect highly detailed sonar and optical images of the seafloor. » Visit Web site Last updated: May 21, 2008 | |||||||||||||
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