VideoRay Research & Development Director Marcus Kolb spent 3 months in Antarctica with a VideoRay ROV studying the benthic environment under the thick sea ice.

EDUCATION OVERVIEW:
The VideoRay ROV brings a seldom seen underwater world alive in a unique and educational manner to elementary school children and postdoctoral achievers alike. Inexpensive and highly attainable basic VideoRay ROV systems can spark wonder in today's youth and foster careers in marine biology, archaeology, robotics, electrical engineering, and a dozen other exciting and rewarding professions. For those in advanced educational roles, VideoRay University Kits and open source software development kits can provide the foundation for extraordinary innovations in marine technology.
VideoRay believes in the educational potential of our products and strives to promote the advancement of marine technology worldwide. Through grant writing assistance, we have helped countless educational institutions attain an ROV platform from which to build off.
For smaller schools and younger students, the Scout or Explorer ROV system is all you need at an attainable price point.
VideoRay ROVs also offer a unique and entertaining public display installation for aquariums and museums. VideoRays have been placed in permanent roles in a number of facilities and have moved around the world in traveling exhibits. We have assisted with custom aquarium installations such as the Reefbot exhibit at the PPG Aquarium in Pittsburgh where visitors can fly the custom Pro 4 ROV, snap HD images of the marine life (and receive a souvenir printout), and learn about the marine life through recognition software. We have done remote piloting over the Internet for a beer company promotion, had coin-operated installations in Singapore, and have had a permanent home in the volcanic aquarium in Hawaii's Bishop Museum for more than a decade now.
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Public Display / Museum Installation
University & Academic Research
VIDEORAY EDUCATION SCIENCE & RESEARCH IMAGES » VideoRay Research & Development Director Marcus Kolb spent 3 months in Antarctica with a VideoRay ROV studying the benthic environment under the thick sea ice. Some of the bizarre undersea life under the ice in Anarctica captured by a VideoRay Remotely Operated Vehicle. VideoRay ROV with a water quality sensor in a Cenote in the Yucatan comes across the ancient remains of a native. A VideoRay Pro 4 ROV inside the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two VideoRay ROVs were used by Wood Hole Oceanographic Institute to film a new 3D video for the USS Arizona visitors center. VideoRay ROV with 3D camera on the USS Arizona. VideoRay ROV surveying a B-29 that went down in Lake Mead Nevada in 1948 with a Woods Hole 3D Camera - Photo Courtesy: Woods Hole Still image from a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV taken by Jeff Snyder of Seavision Underwater Solutions during a survey of the Gulf of Mexico for CNN after the Horizon Oil Spill. The white specs in the image are emmulsified oil droplets. Still image from a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV taken by Jeff Snyder of Seavision Underwater Solutions during a survey of the Gulf of Mexico for CNN after the Horizon Oil Spill. This image was taken close to 1,000 ft (305 m) in the Gulf - not much oil was present at this particular area. VideoRay Pro 4 ROV gets in the path of a Great White shark while filming Season One of Expedition Great White off of Guadalupe Island in Mexico. Though this was filmed for a National Geographic TV special, the primary purpose of the trip was to GPS tag Great Whites. VideoRay HD ROV still image of a Great White. Scientists identify previously studied Great Whites by the color pattern contrast between the gray on top and the white of the belly. The Great Whites were captured and brought aboard for a few minutes while a GPS satellite was attached and blood samples extracted. The VideoRay ROV awaits the release to ensure a safe and healthy departure. Full News Story Here A custom sled built by Deakin University in Australia housed a VideoRay ROV that was towed for benthic mapping and video surveys. VideoRay ROV used by Fugro for habitat mapping around the world. A Trigger Fish is measured with the VideoRay ROV Laser Scaling tool by University of West Florida's Fisheries Laboratory Assistant Professor David Shull of Western Washington University Uses A VideoRay Pro 3 GTO ROV In Bering Sea Ecosystem Study. Joe Haxel (left) and Oregon State University's lost hydrophone recovered with all its data with a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV by Dennis Lancaster of Water Work Resources (right) and Craig Thorngren of Submerged Recovery & Inspection Services (not pictured). An iRobot Seaglider being towed into launch position by a VideoRay ROV in Antarctica by University of Southern Mississippi researchers. An underwater view from the rear camera of the VideoRay ROV towing an iRobot Seaglider into launch position in Antarctica by University of Southern Mississippi researchers. VideoRay Research & Development Director Marcus Kolb spent 3 months in Antarctica with a VideoRay ROV studying the benthic environment under the thick sea ice. Some of the bizarre undersea life under the ice in Anarctica captured by a VideoRay Remotely Operated Vehicle. VideoRay ROV with a water quality sensor in a Cenote in the Yucatan comes across the ancient remains of a native. A VideoRay Pro 4 ROV inside the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Two VideoRay ROVs were used by Wood Hole Oceanographic Institute to film a new 3D video for the USS Arizona visitors center. VideoRay ROV with 3D camera on the USS Arizona. VideoRay ROV surveying a B-29 that went down in Lake Mead Nevada in 1948 with a Woods Hole 3D Camera - Photo Courtesy: Woods Hole Still image from a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV taken by Jeff Snyder of Seavision Underwater Solutions during a survey of the Gulf of Mexico for CNN after the Horizon Oil Spill. The white specs in the image are emmulsified oil droplets. Still image from a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV taken by Jeff Snyder of Seavision Underwater Solutions during a survey of the Gulf of Mexico for CNN after the Horizon Oil Spill. This image was taken close to 1,000 ft (305 m) in the Gulf - not much oil was present at this particular area. VideoRay Pro 4 ROV gets in the path of a Great White shark while filming Season One of Expedition Great White off of Guadalupe Island in Mexico. Though this was filmed for a National Geographic TV special, the primary purpose of the trip was to GPS tag Great Whites. VideoRay HD ROV still image of a Great White. Scientists identify previously studied Great Whites by the color pattern contrast between the gray on top and the white of the belly. The Great Whites were captured and brought aboard for a few minutes while a GPS satellite was attached and blood samples extracted. The VideoRay ROV awaits the release to ensure a safe and healthy departure. Full News Story Here A custom sled built by Deakin University in Australia housed a VideoRay ROV that was towed for benthic mapping and video surveys. VideoRay ROV used by Fugro for habitat mapping around the world. A Trigger Fish is measured with the VideoRay ROV Laser Scaling tool by University of West Florida's Fisheries Laboratory Assistant Professor David Shull of Western Washington University Uses A VideoRay Pro 3 GTO ROV In Bering Sea Ecosystem Study. Joe Haxel (left) and Oregon State University's lost hydrophone recovered with all its data with a VideoRay Pro 4 ROV by Dennis Lancaster of Water Work Resources (right) and Craig Thorngren of Submerged Recovery & Inspection Services (not pictured). An iRobot Seaglider being towed into launch position by a VideoRay ROV in Antarctica by University of Southern Mississippi researchers. An underwater view from the rear camera of the VideoRay ROV towing an iRobot Seaglider into launch position in Antarctica by University of Southern Mississippi researchers.
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