[PSUBS-MAILIST] Fwd: Blue Robotics Newsletter - September 2019 - New Ping360 Scanning Sonar, Open House, and more!

Tue Sep 17 23:09:28 EDT 2019

Thanks Ian,
they are developing some good low cost underwater items.
Bright young people with a lot of energy!
There is power in those open source development environment & as you
say, the opportunity to tailor to our needs.
Alan

> On 18/09/2019, at 12:38 PM, irox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi Alan,
> 
> that Ping360 Scanning Sonar looks interesting, I especially like the open source nature of it meaning we
> could have a lot of flexibility on the software side of things.
> 
> Cheers,
>   Ian.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Alan via Personal_Submersibles 
> Sent: Sep 17, 2019 1:57 PM 
> To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org 
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Fwd: Blue Robotics Newsletter - September 2019 -	New Ping360 Scanning Sonar, Open House, and more! 
> 
> Hi Psubbers,
> Thought it would be easiest to forward this news letter from Blue robotics.
> They are a young bunch of guys from the West Coast whose products
> I have mentioned before.
> They have upgraded their M200 motor, which is an open motor designed for
> seawater. I have 2 of their motors & are buying more of their new version. 
> On the old version you had to solder your wires on & waterproof them. It was
> Very difficult but now they are pre-soldered. I can think of a few uses for them.
> Alan
> 
> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Blue Robotics <info at bluerobotics.com>
>> Date: 18 September 2019 at 4:23:49 AM NZST
>> To: <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Blue Robotics Newsletter - September 2019 - New Ping360 Scanning Sonar, Open House, and more!
>> Reply-To: Blue Robotics <info at bluerobotics.com>
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>> Blue Robotics September 2019 Newsletter
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>> Newsletter - September 17, 2019
>> 
>> Hello hello everyone! We hope everyone had a nice summer (or winter, for all of our southern hemisphere friends). We've done a lot in the past few months! We visited underwater robotics competitions around the country, ran the #SubseaSTEM photo contest, and today we have a new product that's been on our radar for some time now - the Ping360 mechanical scanning sonar!
>> New Product: The Ping360 Scanning Sonar
>>                         
>> Watch the Ping360 launch video!
>> We are proud to introduce the Ping360, a mechanical scanning sonar for navigation and imaging. It has a 50 meter (165 foot) range, 300 meter (984 foot) depth rating, and an open-source software interface that makes it a capable tool for ROV navigation and underwater acoustic imaging.
>>                                                                     
>> New to sonar? That's okay, we were too! Here’s how it works: inside the Ping360 is an acoustic transducer that sends a narrow beam of acoustic energy into the water and then listens back for echoes. That transducer is mounted to a motor that rotates it in one degree increments and as it does this it generates a circular image of the sonar’s surroundings. The result is similar to what you might see from a weather radar on the local news or a laser scanner on an autonomous robot. Here’s an example of the sonar on a BlueROV2 showing the nearby docks and boats at a local marina.
>>                                                                     
>> The Ping360 is available now for $1,975 USD, which is less than half the price of any other scanning sonar on the market as far as we are aware! It comes with everything needed to get started on the BlueROV2.
>> Updated Product: M200 Motor
>>                                                                     
>> The new M200 Motor has a stainless steel base, a solid overmolded stator, and 1 m (40 in) of pre-installed cable. It's super flexible and can be used in a wide variety of applications such as custom thrusters, pumps, gear drives, and more. Check out the product page for some examples and information.
>> Other New Products
>>                        
>> The M64 Acoustic Modem is now shipping! The modem enables wireless underwater communication at speeds of 64 bps with a range of 200 meters. The M64 is one of the most affordable acoustic modems on the market and has an open communication interface and Python library to make it easy to get started!
>>                         
>> Earlier this summer we announced a bunch of new products including several new standard colors for the T200 propellers, a battery cell checker, an I2C bus splitter, and an updated version of the Bar100 Pressure/Depth Sensor. You can read more on the blog...
>> You're Invited to Our Next Open House: October 25!
>>                                                                     
>> This is really just an excuse for a big party for all of our friends (including you!) The open house will have product demos, a mini trade show, tours, food, and of course, lots of socializing! We have quite a few cool people and companies planning to come from around the world. Let us know if you would like to join in on the subsea soiree! 
>> RVSP Here! 
>> AquaNor
>>                                                                     
>> Last month, we teamed up with our Norwegian fam, JM Robotics and Water Linked, for a week filled with all things aquaculture at the Aqua Nor show. We met with lots of new and current customers, learned about the industry's innovations, and strengthened some partner relationships! It's safe to say Norway stole our hearts. 
>> #SubseaSTEM Photo Contest
>>                                
>> This was probably our favorite contest to date. #SubseaSTEM was focused on all things related to robotics competitions, including the MATE International ROV Competition, RoboNation's RoboBoat and RoboSub, the Singapore AUV Challenge, and European Robotics League (ERL). This shot was submitted by City U Underwater Robotics of Hong Kong, right after their final Singapore AUV Challenge run. Talk about being one with your bot! 
>> LA Urban Expedition with The Natural History Museum
>>                         
>> A few weeks ago, we joined The Natural History Museum in collaborative effort to collect specimen for eDNA analysis and cataloging. Once collected, the specimen were sorted, identified, photographed, and DNA barcoded to help with future eDNA sampling. Our team geared up with a BlueROV2 and joined Giant Stride on their collection dive - operating the ROV alongside the divers and helping to document this urban ocean expedition!
>> Scallop Hunting in Stokkøya
>>                         
>> While we were in Norway, we went hunting for some free range, organic scallops with the BlueROV2. Along with JM Robotics and Water Linked, we believe we have mastered the art of robotic mollusk collecting! Check out this montage from our tasty adventure!
>> Upcoming Events
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>> Ocean Obs 19
>> 
>> We're in Hawaii this week at the Ocean Obs '19 conference - this special event is a community-driven conference that brings people from all over the planet together to communicate the decadal progress of ocean observing networks and to chart innovative solutions to society’s growing needs for ocean information.
>>                         
>> Ocean Planet Conference
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>> We'll be representing the MATE organization at this inaugural event, aimed at bringing together curious minds to learn, to inspire, and to celebrate the ocean frontier. If you are at the conference on October 18-19th, we'd love to see you there!
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>> Oceans Seattle
>> We're exhibiting at Oceans '19 Seattle this year at booth 410. We'll be there with a few members of our team and we'll have some exciting products to show off!
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