In 2015. I saw a video of a professional ROV doing work under water. At that moment, I thought "wouldn't it be great if this wasn't so expensive" one thing led to another and the ROV Luna I was created. The picture you see here is a concept drawing from Fusion360, this has many differences to the real thing which will be shown in the build logs. Luna I was created to explore deeper than the average scuba diver, safely and effectively observe and recover items from the bottom of lakes, and the ocean in the future. The ocean is a secondary goal for the moment due to the issues presented with salt water and currents. The great lakes look to be a good option for testing this system to full depth in the future.

The goal with this ROV is to learn about operating in deep water and understanding how large ROV systems work. I have built several land robots, written a ton of code and designed several PCBs. But nothing that I have done compares to the multi-disciplinary challenge of working in deep water. This is a learning experience for me and it is my hope that you will learn something from reading these logs too. Happy Hacking!

-MrCullDog