Vancouver Island Robotics - Displays

AquaBots

Why AquaBots? Well, Vancouver Island is ... well ... and island :) We live in a wonderful location, and there is bound to be some interest in everyone about what takes place beneath the waves. Not all of us can strap on some SCUBA gear and head down, but maybe we can send down a camera either on a ROV, or even autonomously...

Our AquaBot display is a nice display with some interactive elements. It contains a handfull of BEAM driven bots, and some ROV's designed with kids in mind.

ROV's

There are a couple of ROV's, one of which you can purchase from your local toy store. The others, you can build from parts found at your local hardware store. We've even built an obstacle course you can try to maneuver your ROV through...

Store Bought Submarine
ROV's or even robots for that matter don't need to be expensive. This first ROV cost $7 at a local toy store...
Mini-Seaperch
This was our first AquaBot. It was designed by Steve Morley, after he and his children successfully built the "full-size" one based on the excellent book by by Harry Bohm and Vickie Jensen. This AquaBot is nice and easy to construct, you can follow his instructions here.
Obstacle Course
What's the point of having ROV's unless you can prove your skills with them? Here's your chance to hone your skills, and learn to master the unpredictable underwater currents in our AquaBot tank. Whether it's doing underwater hurdles, or retrieving sunken treasure, this is lots of fun.

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