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Boxfish ROV

Boxfish ROV

Industry-Leading Stability, Ultra High Definition Live-Streamed Video and Full Sensor Suite Available for Your Application

The Boxfish ROV is an industry leading observation class ROV with intelligent fault-tolerant design which provides 4K live video from depths of up to 1000 meters, capable for heavy current operation with precise positioning at any angle. The Boxfish ROV has flexible design and can be easily custom configured with multibeam imaging sonar, grabber, altimeter, cinematography camera, various lenses, USBL, 3D mapping, laser scaler and more. The complete package comes in 3 hard cases, ready to fly.

Boxfish Robotics
Auckland, NZ

Description

The Boxfish ROV is an industry-leading observation class ROV with an intelligent fault-tolerant design which provides 4K live video from depths of up to 1000 meters, capable of heavy current operation with precise positioning at any angle. At just 23kg, it is easy to launch and recover by hand and operate.
The Boxfish ROV has a flexible design and can be easily custom configured with Multibeam imaging sonar, manipulator/grabber, altimeter, cinematography camera, various lenses, USBL, 3D mapping, laser scaler and much more.
The complete package comes in 3 hard cases, one for the ultra-light low-drag tether, the other for the portable control station with a 17" 4K UHD display and of course, the last one for a robust ROV, ready-to-fly.

Specifications

Vehicle

Length [m]

0.714

Width [m]

0.435

Height [m]

0.351

Weight in air [kg]

24

Type of power

Electric

Type

Observation

Environmental

Max. depth rating [m]

1000

Min. operating temperature [Ā°C]

-10

Max. operating temperature [Ā°C]

45

Sensors

Pitch and roll

Y

Interfaces and protocols for sensors

RS 232, RS485, Ethernet

Max. pitch and roll angle [deg]

360

Controls and indicators

Type of monitor

Custom control station, 17.3ā€ 4K live video display, 3840x2160 resolution, 10.1ā€ telemetry display, 1280x800 resolution, 1000 NIT, Optional 4K recorder: Atomos Shogun Flame, 7ā€, 1500 NIT

Audio overlay

N

Video overlay

Y

Scanning sonar option

Y

Optional manipulators

Y

Number of available tooling ports

6

Available tooling packages

multibeam imaging sonar, manipulator/grabber, altimeter, cinematography camera, various lenses, USBL, 3D mapping, laser scaler

Standard manipulators

Y

Tooling capabilities

Y

Speed and thrust

Number of forward trusters

8

Lights and cameras

Number of lights

2

Type of Lights

17,000 lumen, high CRI, dimmable

Number of cameras

3

Type of cameras

Main Cam Sony RX100 Mark V other options available. Nav cams (forward and reverse) 180 degree viewing angle

Operation

Buoyancy

Neutral

Automatic depth control

Y

Tether

Type of Tether

Single mode fibre

Max. length [m]

500

Diameter [m]

0.0027

General

Year of initial development

2017

Year of last update

2022

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