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Live undersea robot as exciting as a space walk

35 points by Duckpaddle2 15y ago

hartror 15y ago
It is at times like this I think "Wow I live in the future!".
- tintin 15y ago
  The image quality is also amazing!
Duckpaddle2 15y ago
According to the comments, they have a fiber optic cable up to the ship and from there a sat link to a server at washington.edu...
kitcar 15y ago
What would be awesome was if there was a corresponding Map which showed where in the ocean the image is coming from -
- tintin 15y ago
  According to there Tweet: "4555.586N 12958.7516W axial seamount, eastern side of caldera." It would also be nice to see things like depth. Edit: I guess you can use these to search Google maps: 45.55586,-129.587516
nhebb 15y ago
I never thought looking at underwater lava formations could be so mesmerizing. I could easily spend an hour or more looking at that. Half of it is just lure of the ocean, and half of it is just the coolness of watching a live feed of a underwater robot from the comfort of my den at 5:00 AM. I wonder if that's a stereoscopic camera. The depth of field looks good, but I had a problem gauging distance several times. Some formations, viewed straight on, looked small until the robot came around for a side view and I realized they were much bigger than I thought.
- Duckpaddle2 15y ago
  If you watch long enough you will see what appears to be a green V. This is actually two green lasers mounted in parallel, 10cm apart. This gives the pilots "depth perception".
  - nhebb 15y ago
    Yeah, I saw that in the FAQ. I tweeted a question to them about the camera. Their reply: "the camera is a Zeus plus built by insite pacific..a high end hd fantastic camera but not 3D". Here's the camera product sheet: http://www.insitetritech.com/Camera_Summary.pdf http://www.insitetritech.com/Camera_Summary.pdf
randomdrake 15y ago
This is very cool. Looking at and being near volcanic activity with temperatures near 300°C. There are narrators coming in occasionally to provide additional information and explanation. Here are some links to provide some background and interaction: Twitter feed for updates: http://twitter.com/#!/VISIONS11ops http://twitter.com/#!/VISIONS11ops Visions '11 cruise that you are watching the mission of: http://www.ooi.washington.edu/visions11 http://www.ooi.washington.edu/visions11 Approximate location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.55586,-129.587516&hl=en&t=h&z=3&vpsrc=0 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.55586,-129.587516&hl=en... More information about the submersible: http://www.ropos.com/ http://www.ropos.com/

35 points by Duckpaddle2 15y ago

hartror 15y ago

It is at times like this I think "Wow I live in the future!".

tintin 15y ago
The image quality is also amazing!

Duckpaddle2 15y ago

According to the comments, they have a fiber optic cable up to the ship and from there a sat link to a server at washington.edu...

kitcar 15y ago

What would be awesome was if there was a corresponding Map which showed where in the ocean the image is coming from -

tintin 15y ago
According to there Tweet: "4555.586N 12958.7516W axial seamount, eastern side of caldera." It would also be nice to see things like depth. Edit: I guess you can use these to search Google maps: 45.55586,-129.587516

nhebb 15y ago

I never thought looking at underwater lava formations could be so mesmerizing. I could easily spend an hour or more looking at that. Half of it is just lure of the ocean, and half of it is just the coolness of watching a live feed of a underwater robot from the comfort of my den at 5:00 AM. I wonder if that's a stereoscopic camera. The depth of field looks good, but I had a problem gauging distance several times. Some formations, viewed straight on, looked small until the robot came around for a side view and I realized they were much bigger than I thought.

Duckpaddle2 15y ago
If you watch long enough you will see what appears to be a green V. This is actually two green lasers mounted in parallel, 10cm apart. This gives the pilots "depth perception".
- nhebb 15y ago
  Yeah, I saw that in the FAQ. I tweeted a question to them about the camera. Their reply: "the camera is a Zeus plus built by insite pacific..a high end hd fantastic camera but not 3D". Here's the camera product sheet: http://www.insitetritech.com/Camera_Summary.pdf http://www.insitetritech.com/Camera_Summary.pdf

randomdrake 15y ago

This is very cool. Looking at and being near volcanic activity with temperatures near 300°C. There are narrators coming in occasionally to provide additional information and explanation. Here are some links to provide some background and interaction: Twitter feed for updates: http://twitter.com/#!/VISIONS11ops http://twitter.com/#!/VISIONS11ops Visions '11 cruise that you are watching the mission of: http://www.ooi.washington.edu/visions11 http://www.ooi.washington.edu/visions11 Approximate location: http://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.55586,-129.587516&hl=en&t=h&z=3&vpsrc=0 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=45.55586,-129.587516&hl=en... More information about the submersible: http://www.ropos.com/ http://www.ropos.com/