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It didn't take long for a VideoRay Pro 4 to prove itself to the Yolo County Sheriff's Office in California. Since acquiring it in July 2019, the department has deployed the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to identify dozens of sunken vessels and participate in several search missions for drowning victims. The latest assignment came on December 9, w...

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VideoRay's U.S. offices will be closed on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 for Christmas, and Friday, January 1 for New Year's Day.

An international technology publication has recognized VideoRay LLC as one of the most promising drone technology solution providers for 2020. CIOReview, in its second annual edition of Drone Tech , identified VideoRay as one of 20 companies "that are at the forefront of tackling the current market challenges with their disruptive solutions." A ful...

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There's a good reason many agencies use remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to inspect locks, dams, and reservoirs. Actually, there are at least five good reasons. Agencies such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have relied on VideoRay for ROVs to tackle various assignments, such as inspecting trash racks for buil...

Ooops! You accidentally dropped your cell phone in a lake! It's as good as gone, right? That's what a young woman in Stockholm, Sweden thought when her phone suffered that soggy fate back in August. Fortunately, there's a very happy ending to this story, thanks to a commercial diver and his trusty VideoRay Pro 4. Not only did the diver recover the ...

Looking for a reliable resource to better understand your VideoRay remotely operated vehicle (ROV)? Then check out our new Training Library! This is where you can find online lessons that are focused on technology, products, management, operation and maintenance of our ROVs. There are several sections of the library that you can access. Here are ti...

​ Routine maintenance testing recently of a VideoRay Pro 4 off the coast of France led to an "explosive" encounter – a British mine from World War II that weighed nearly 1,800 pounds. The munition was neutralized last week by French authorities. The mine was discovered September 14 by VideoRay's French dealer, Neotek, between Groix and Lorient at a...

The Pottstown Mercury, our local daily newspaper, published an article today regarding our first shipments of Defender remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems to the U.S. Navy as part of a $49 million dollar contract to deliver the Navy's Next Generation ROV. Read more about it here.  

​ A remotely operated vehicle (ROV) can play a critical role in drowning victim recoveries. But to get the most out of the equipment, it's best to plan ahead. Here are six tips to maximize the ROV's capabilities, provided by Tom Crossmon, who owns a consulting company in Duluth, Minn., and is also a VideoRay instructor and dealer. • Have the right ...

See why OnLogic is the "perfect fit" for VideoRay's Mission Specialist remotely operated vehicles in this case study prepared by the global computer hardware company.  

October 1, 2020 – Pottstown, PA – Following up on its recent announcement of another multi-million-dollar order for Defender underwater robot systems by the U.S. Navy, VideoRay has shipped units to the naval warfare service branch. The systems are being delivered with solutions from Greensea, Blueprint Subsea, Nortek and Eddyfi. These best-in ...

It's not every day that VideoRay makes the cover of a magazine, let alone one that has a worldwide distribution. But that's where we landed in the latest edition of International Ocean Systems magazine! Not only that, but the September/October issue includes a four-page article entitled "VideoRay: an American ROV story." The article was written by ...

To say the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) has found VideoRay remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) indispensable would be an understatement. The department has relied on its Defender and Pro 4 to assist with dozens of assignments, from criminal investigations to drowning recoveries. "We use them both in and out of state if requested.Many po...

 As one of our partners, Greensea Systems provides Workspace software for our remotely operated vehicles. This Insights article delves into six tips that make it easier to navigate within Workspace.

The Pottstown Mercury, our local newspaper, provided great coverage of our latest U.S. Navy order. Check it out here.

The pace of drowning victim recoveries has not let up for HEART, the Canadian underwater search and recovery squad. The team assisted with two drowning victim cases in August, with the VideoRay Pro 5 at the forefront of their efforts. That's in addition to two recovery responses in June. One of the recoveries in early August finally brought closure...