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 .
Italian oil and gas industry 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," said Paolo Bonel, manager of remote control systems in Saipem’s Sonsub division. Three version of the ROV are planned: the Hydrone-S for survey work, a resident model, Hydrone-R, and Hydrone-W, which is more of a standard ROV.