Underwater Drones

Underwater drones or UROVs (Underwater Remote Operated Vehicles) are vehicles controlled from the water surface or land that can dive and operate below the water surface. A cable connected to the underwater drone transmits control data from the drone operator to the drone and a live image from the drone back to the operator at the water surface.
In addition to image transmission from the depths, an underwater drone can be supplemented with further components. There are options to equip underwater drones with remote-controlled gripping arms, sonar systems or water analysis systems, which can significantly expand the range of applications.

Our Underwater Drones

OpenROV Underwater Drone

For several years, BRK Wasserwacht Unterhaching has had an OpenROV underwater drone available for testing and training purposes. With a maximum diving depth of 100 metres, up to four hours of dive time, 720P live image transmission and a speed of up to 3 m/s, the small and manoeuvrable drone is ideal for quickly searching areas that would be unreachable for larger bodies.
Its compact design and quick deployment readiness makes the OpenROV a good underwater drone for large search areas in water depths up to 100 metres and relatively good visibility conditions where quick search results are desired. It is equally suited for searches in confined spaces such as pipes and flooded cellars and buildings.
It is also suitable for use in searches in slow-flowing waters. However, the flow speed is the decisive factor.

Chasing M2 Pro Max Underwater Drone

Our newest underwater drone is a CHASING M2 PRO MAX, which came onto the market in 2022. In addition to a diving depth of up to 200 metres, 4K video and four hours of dive time, it can be expanded with various components.
We are currently training our response teams on the drone and testing it under various operational conditions. In addition to operation and size, the drone differs significantly from our previous one in terms of manoeuvrability and additional functionalities. In particular, the gripping arm is a new functionality that needs to be learned and experienced.
The main operational area for the underwater drone is standing water, great depths, salvage operations and searches day and night.

Images from Dive Operations

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