Stereo Camera

Stereo Camera

Thruster

4K Camera

LED Light

Radiometer

AUV Mesobot is an autonomous vehicle that can track animals in the ocean twilight zone without disturbing their environment and behavior. Click on the buttons to learn more about the vehicle’s features.

Sensors

Sampling System

Syntactic Foam

Thrusters

Sample Basket

Navigation

Manipulators

Swing Arms

Hydraulic System

Pan and Tilts

Cameras

Lights

Sample Basket A hydraulically powered sample basket moves in and out to hold samples, sampling devices, and mount tools.

Pan and Tilts Four electrically driven pan and tilts make it easy to move cameras or lights independently in any direction.

Lights More than a dozen LED lights on Jason’s lightbar illuminate the front of the vehicle, while others on the back and underside provide lighting up, behind, and below the vehicle.

Cameras Four high-definition cameras are mounted up front for to capture photographs and video of the working area. Jason also has a variety of small “task cameras” for piloting the vehicle and monitoring its subsystems

Radiometer Radiometer to measure ambient light.

LED Lights Dimmable LED lights can  switch from white to red, a color that many deep- sea species can’t see.

Stereo Camera Stereo Camera System

4K Camera 4K Camera System

Sampling System to filter seawater for chemicals and eDNA.

Six low-power thrusters to enhance hovering and maneuverability.

Sensors to measure salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, and other seawater characteristics.

AUV Mesobot is an autonomous vehicle that can track animals in the ocean twilight zone without disturbing their environment and behavior. Click on the buttons to learn more about the vehicle’s features.