Hydrus Submersible Drone is an Undersea Drone That Will Explore and Map The Ocean Depths
The dark depths of the world’s oceans have long been a mystery, thwarting attempts to explore their unexplored terrains because of the pressure of the ocean deeps. Advance Navigation is attempting to change that reality with the Hydrus submersible drone – an undersea drone with a range of 5.6 miles and the ability to reach depths of 9,843 feet.
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Hydrus, was created in Australia to monitor the Great Barrier Reef as well as create maps of world ocean heritage sites, evaluate underwater infrastructure, and expose the secrets of the globe’s least visited locations.
It is equipped with a 4K 60FPS camera that doesn’t just capture images, it records cinema-quality video as well as still images. The drone will have the ability to operate in low light conditions typical to deep areas of the ocean.
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The company aims to equal the par in drone development which has seen an explosion of aerial drones over the last 10-15 years with minimal to no innovation in undersea drones over the same time period. With aerial drones achieving the technology whereby anyone can operate them, undersea drones still require specialized knowledge and training to operate.
The Hydrus aims to change that by allowing the average person to operate an undersea drone to provide professional-grade underwater imagery to everyone. Whether it’s inspecting offshore wind farms, capturing undersea cinematography or monitoring coral reefs, Hydrus will be at the front-line of such missions.
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Pricing for the Hydrus will be somewhere is around AUD$55,000. While this may exclude amateurs, its hoped that advances in technology like the Hydrus will make it possible for all to be able to use it in the very near future, making Hydrus a pioneer in terms of exploration and innovation.
