Going down a treat. The R-1100 can make repairs up to 20kilometres from a launch point (Image: Hawkes Remotes) The T-6500 is a seabed rover aimed at science research use (Image: Hawkes Remotes) F-11000 can work untethered if needed (Image: Hawkes Remotes)
THE hunt for deep-sea volcanic vents, peculiar creatures of the abyss and the flight recorders of drowned aircraft could soon become much cheaper and easier thanks to spider-inspired submersibles.
Today’s remotely operated submersible vehicles (ROVs) are tethered to a support ship by cables about 2.5 centimetres thick which provide electrical power. But hauling several kilometres of thick cable through the watery depths creates debilitating…
