Teledyne Benthos Acoustic Modems Have Arrived

The deck box and top-side acoustic transducer.


The transducer that will be mounted on Odyssey IV.

Odyssey IV on Display after MIT Commencement

Today we brought Odyssey IV to the lawn in front of Building 14 (Hayden Memorial Library).



We got a lot of great questions from graduates and their families.

Sea Perch Was a Hit at Maker Faire

Our booth at Maker Faire was a big hit!

People of all ages (although mostly kids) flocked to the Sea Perch controls for a chance to drive the ROVs around the small pool we brought. Everyone was smiling!

2 kids built their own Sea Perch in our booth in a single day. Great job!

And to top it all off, we won 2 Editor's Choice blue ribbons! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to check us out, and please check out the plans on our Sea Perch website to build your own -- Sea Perch is an open source project!

Final Preparation for Maker Faire

Today we made one last push to make more sea perch kits for Maker Faire. We fly out on Thursday, and start setting up on Friday!


We made nearly 90 kits in one day -- our most productive day yet!


We also finished the joystick panels using wood that we recovered from the disassembled roller coaster on east campus.

Sea Perch Kitbuilding

We are rushing to finish building all our sea perch kits before they must be shipped.

Sea Perch Joysticks

While the control boxes on a normal sea perch are designed to be economical, our demo at Maker Faire will need to handle 2 days of heavy use by (hopefully) excited people. We wired up a controller using arcade-style joysticks and mounted it to a sheet of plywood left over from packing ORCA in its crate.

ORCA V Packed and Ready

We packed ORCA V into its crate for delivery to Maker Faire, using plywood, ratchet straps,and foam board.