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1978-80 – RCV-150 ROV – Arthur B. Billet (American)

cyberne1 — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:12:15 +0000

1982 – RCV-150 Remote Controlled Vehicle System by Arthur B. Billet, principal engineer, Hydro Products, Inc., a Tetra Tech Co., wholly owned by Honeywell. Image Source: here. Technician checks out the RCV-150, Hydro Product's largest deep-diving robot vehicle, one of the increasing number of such remote-controlled devices that are rapidly replacing human divers for many […]

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1985 – Direct Link Prehensor (DLP) – John W. Jameson (American)

cyberne1 — Sun, 16 Aug 2015 02:04:34 +0000

1985 – Direct Link Prehensor (DLP) by John W. Jameson. The project stalled in 1986. Originally designed for astronaut hard suits, it was later licensed to Nuytco for its atmospheric diving systems, or ADS, particularly the then new Exosuit. The Prehensor is a manipulator that matches the dexterity of a gloved human hand. External ‘fingers’ […]

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1997-2000 – “Exosuit” Development – R. T. “Phil” Nuytten (Canadian)

cyberne1 — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 13:49:34 +0000

The EXOSUIT mock-up by R. T. "Phil" Nuytten from 1999. Sylvia Earle with the Exosuit mock-up in 1999. The Exosuit is Phil Nuytten's next generation Atmospheric Diving System following from his successful Newtsuit. Sport Diver Nov-Dec 2005 Dr. Phil and the Amazing Exosuit by Daryl Carson. EXOSUIT If you haven't heard of diving's Dr. Phil, […]

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1981 – “Deep Rover” Submersible – Graham Hawkes (British/American)

cyberne1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:11:12 +0000

1981 – "Deep Rover" Submersible. See 7:10 into the Video. Top: Dr. Sylvia Earle. Bottom: Graham Hawkes. Extract from Popular Science, Dec 1984. An acrylic-bubble undersea habitat called Deep Rover will take oceanographers and oil-rig technicians to depths of 3,200 feet, where they'll work at sea-level pressure—in near-living-room comfort. The vessel "flies" like an underwater […]

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1997 – “DeepWorker 2000” Submersible – Phil Nuytten (Canadian)

cyberne1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:10:16 +0000

The one-atmosphere DeepWorker 2000 submersible allows a pilot to go deeper and spend more time below the surface than traditional diving methods. The sub comes with external manipulators to tackle serious underwater jobs. HydroNewt Manipulators having a standard reach of 5 feet. Submersible Publication number USD461445 S1 Publication type Grant Application number US 29/152,829 Publication […]

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1979 – OMAS SPIDER Atmospheric Diving Suit – Graham Hawkes (British)

cyberne1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:07:34 +0000

1979 – OMAS SPIDER Atmospheric Diving Suit. Underwater World – 1978, Volumes 1-2 – Page 43 A new atmospheric diving suit called OMAS has recently been developed by Vickers Slingsby, and two of these are already in use by the Aberdeen-based diving and underwater engineering company, Wharton-Williams. Nicknamed 'Spider' by Wharton-Williams, this is the […]

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1978 – WASP Atmospheric Diving Suit – Graham Hawkes (British)

cyberne1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:06:36 +0000

WASP – A mid-water unit using thrusters and a tubular lower body section rather than articulated legs. Wasp, built by OSEL, Offshore Submersibles Ltd., U.K. The Wasp may be regarded as the next development step in that it maneuvers by the use of four hull-mounted thrusters. Essentially it is a one-atmosphere, armoured diving suit without […]

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1978 – “Mantis” Submersible – Graham Hawkes (British)

cyberne1 — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:05:09 +0000

1978 – "Mantis" Submersible. Sylvia Earle and Graham Hawkes. Mantis, built by OSEL, U.K., designed by Graham Hawkes is the latest [c1978] development in the tethered submarine field. It is fitted with eight or ten electric thrusters and has two seawater hydraulically operated manipulators. The Mantis was built in 1978 and has been used for […]

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1989 – Shinkai 6500 Submersible – (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:19:10 +0000

1989 – Shinkai 6500 Submersible. In Japanese, shinkai means deep sea. Aptly named, the Shinkai 6500 (しんかい) is a manned research submersible that can dive up to a depth of 6,500 m. It was completed in 1989 and until 2012 it had the greatest depth range of any manned research vehicle in the world. The […]

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1981 – Shinkai 2000 Submersible – (Japanese)

cyberne1 — Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:14:50 +0000

Model of the Shinkai 2000 showing a single manipulator with 6 degrees of freedom. "SHINKAI 2000" is the first manned deep submergence research vehicle in Japan, with a maximum operating depth of 2000 m and a weight of 23t. The Vehicle was designed and constructed in Kobe Shipyard and Engine Works, MHI and was delivered to […]

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