Over the years, humans have evolved and invented many things, and ROVs are one among them. Who developed ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle)? The question remains a mystery in the history of marines. But there are these two who deserve the credit. In 1864 the PUV (Programmed Underwater Vehicle) was developed by Luppis’s industry named Whitehead Automobiles in Austria; however, in 1953, the first connected ROV, named poodle, was developed by Dimitri rebikoff. 

 

The ROV Developed By The US Navy:

In late 1960s, the US navy developed the ROV to recover ordnance like bombs, batteries, etc., to rescue sailors who couldn’t be saved by humans and collect details about the enemy territory. 

 

The ROV Developed For The Offshore Oil Industry:

In the late 1980s, the offshore industry successfully developed ROVs to assist in the development of offshore oil factories. The ROVs were sent to deep sea where humans can not dive deeper. 

 

Used For Recovering The Shipwrecks:

In 1985, the marine industry started using ROVs for recovering shipwrecks. They first recovered the great titanic ship after which the evidence was made into movie titanic. 

 

Commercial industry’s development:

After the success of ROV in the oil industry in 1980, the whole commercial enterprises started looking for business opportunities in the sea. They started using the ROVs for underwater inspection to collect information about the deep sea.

 

How does ROV work?

ROVs are connected to the host from land or a floating vessel like a ship, which is developed with more equipment like robotic hands, light, sensors, etc., based on the purposes. The ROV receives instructions for the host to collect the materials from the deep sea, and it sends the videos and data, like temperature, humidity, etc., about the bottomless ocean to the device. 

 

Where and all the ROVs used?

There are numerous industries are dependent on ROVs, like

 

Science:

To study underwater sea flora and fauna and recover shipwrecks for underwater archaeology projects.

 

Navy:

The Navy uses ROVs to dispose of explosives, detect sea hazards, and majorly for surveillance, search and rescue purposes.

 

Construction of dams and bridges:

ROVs are used before the construction to analyze the place,  water flow and for dam and bridge inspection.

 

Movies:

In the film industry, they explore new things to bring an incredible experience to the audience. They use ROV’s that are ideal for visual inspection to capture underwater things which are later presented before the audience through various camera techniques. 

 

Conclusion:

There are many industries that use ROVs for their growth, and this is how the ROVs are developed to their current state.