Night Dive at Keyhaven, Hampshire UK

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Hi guys first post here. Finally finished building my ROV utilising mostly BlueROV2 components & design but also with a few DIY components too (I’m calling it a hybrid BlueROV!), part of what makes Blue Robotics so awesome - cheers guys! Plenty of crabs and a few other little surprises at Kingers Rocks in Keyhaven. Max depth was a humble 6m.

Going big tomorrow with a wreck dive near Torquay

Russ

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Thanks for sharing. Looks like there’s a lot of sea life to watch in that area.

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Hi @Russ, welcome to the forum! :slight_smile:

Was a fun watch - thanks for sharing!

I particularly enjoyed the crab jumping off the rock at 2:25, the rippled sand at 3:21, and the fun perspective of the drone shots from above. I also think you matched the music well with the mood of the scenes :slight_smile:

Hope this goes well!

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That was awesome Russ, great stuff. It makes the work and expense involved worth it, doesn’t it.

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Cheers @btrue, I was surprised at the marine life down there. Looking forward to getting more dives in and sharing footage :slight_smile:

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Thanks Elliot, I think those crabs were in the middle of something there…

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:100: great feeling getting the ROV in the water the first few times

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Might’ve been…

Hopefully they weren’t too crabby about the interruption, floodlights, and film camera :joy:

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Wow, that’s an impressive build! I love the hybrid BlueROV concept and the DIY components. It looks like you had a lot of fun exploring the underwater world. The crabs are amazing and I’m curious about the other surprises you mentioned. What kind of camera did you use and how did you control the ROV? Thanks for sharing your experience and video! :blush:

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Hi Geeksvela,

It was fun, I’m actually looking to start mapping the areas different biomes as a mini project.

The ROV uses the onboard USB camera from Bluerobotics. Movement is controlled by six thrusters which I ordered from china and modified, they are connected to a pixhawk 2.4.8, from there it’s the standard BlueROV setup with raspberry pi, fathom x tether interface boards (I had a custom tether at the time) & ardusub software, laptop and Logitech game’s controller topside.

Are you building an ROV at the moment?