To describe Saipem’s in-development Hydrone technology, Paolo Bonel starts with a declaration meant to clear up any misconceptions.“This is not an AUV,” says Bonel, manager of remote
Italian oil and gas exploration contractor Saipem is developing a hybrid remotely operated vehicle ( ROV ) for subsea operations and maintenance that carries more of its intelligence onboard . We are " moving the brain onboard the ROV – not only the eyes and hands , " says mit Bonel , manager of remote sensing systems in Saipem ’s Sonsub ##jects . Three version of the ROV are planned : the R - S for survey work , a resident model , Hydrone - R , and Hydrone - W , which is more of a standard ROV .