UNDERWATER BUSINESS - CRAWLER GRABS OCTOPUS

THE SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY HAS DEVELOPED A TRACKED, REMOTE-CONTROLLED VEHICLE CAPABLE OF OCEAN BOTTOM OPERATIONS AT DEPTHS UP TO 6,000 FEET. CONTEMPLATED USES ARE UNDERWATER CONSTRUCTION, RETRIEVAL OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, DEEP-SEA SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. THE FRAME ATTACHES A LONG, JOINTED MANIPULATOR ARM AND OPERATED FROM THE SURFACE BY MEANS OF SONAR AND TELEVISION CAMERAS ON THE VEHICLE.

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  • Supplemental Notes:
    • pp 25-26, 1 PHOT
  • Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

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    • Constructor
    • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
    • ISSN: 0162-6191

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00218732
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 10 1971 12:00AM