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pocket, successfully negotiated the purchase of the ROV Seamor brand and associated technology and started Seamor Marine Ltd. As the name implies the business activities of Seamor Marine Ltd. are speciÞ c to the ongoing development, manufacture, global marketing and sales of the ROV Seamor and related system components. In addition to advancing its technologies and providing system enhancements, a primary goal of the company is to maintain the modularity inherent across the range of ROV Seamor models. Each system in- corporates standard modules that are common with other models, a feature that not only permits component swapping between models, but also facilitates system customization without the usual associated excessive costs. The Seamor brand currently comprises four standard ROV models as well as a full range of components and related ac-cessories. All of the ROVs can be hand-deployed and oper- ated, by one or two people, from a pier or small craft and are depth rated to 600m/2000 ft. A recent addition to the portfo- lio is the 7F-H-ARM, a self-contained 7-Function Hydraulic Articulated Robotic Manipulator. One of the smallest skid attachment hydraulic manipulators on the market today, this unit can be employed as a stand-alone subsea robotic system, or readily skid mounted and paired with a Seamor. This system is self-contained system designed to be eas-ily mated with virtually any ROV system of a similar size Ð just provide a six-pin connector interface for surface power, RS485 communication and gripper camera; attach the skid-mount unit to the ROV; make appropriate buoyancy adjust- ments, and go to work. In addition to the skid-mount, dexterous arm and gripper, the 7F-H-ARM incorporates intuitive programmable posi- tion controls, gripper camera, and control unit complete with dedicated LCD touch screen controller/video monitor and joystick control. An indexing sample carousel is also avail- able as an option.300F 22 Didsonwww.seadiscovery.com MTR #1 (34-49).indd 43MTR #1 (34-49).indd 432/1/2013 12:22:55 PM2/1/2013 12:22:55 PM