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Olis:

Manipulator Control System

Blue Robotics

OSIL: New ROV Tools

Diamond Wire Saw

Olis

OSIL

ROVQUIP piloting. Olis ES1 will be available in

Manipulator Control System Blue Robotics Gripper

Olis (formerly BluHaptics) says its new mid-September 2018 and functions with Blue Robotics’ new Newton Subsea manipulator control system delivers an the major manipulators utilized for sub- Gripper for the BlueROV2 and other evolutionary leap over legacy robotic sea intervention. subsea vehicles is a single function master controllers used by the offshore manipulator that’s simple, robust and

OSIL: New ROV Tools energy industry. The Extended Sense highly capable. It’s controlled by a stan- 1 (ES1) is the ? rst in a new line of of- Ocean Scienti? c International Ltd dard servo-style PWM signal, like Blue ferings from the Seattle-based technol- (OSIL) has augmented its offering of Robotics’ thrusters and lights, and runs ogy company, offering intuitive controls deep sea sampling equipment for ROVs on 9-18v. It is rated to 300 meter depth.

and more ef? cient operations which with a multiple water sample collection The gripper has jaws that open to grab combine to reduce risk, increase preci- system with inbuilt water quality moni- objects up to 2.75-in. or 7cm in diam- sion and save time. Key ES1 features toring. OSIL’s range of ROV tools now eter. The plastic jaws are mounted with eclipse legacy master control products not only includes the instrumented wa- custom aluminum screws to create a with ? ve new advancements. First, ES1 ter sample collection system, but also an corrosion resistant mechanism that offers a graphical user-interface which undisturbed sediment sampling system, doesn’t need any lubrication. The jaws reduces pilot stress. The control system an instrumented pressure activated cam- are driven by a linear actuator that uses then allows pilots the ability to rapidly era system, and a deep sea solenoid ac- a geared brushed motor and lead screw. select functions through a touch-screen tuator, which can be adapted to suit ap- The main body is air-? lled and sealed or gamepad, and provides assistive con- plication requirements. The ROV tools with O-rings. The motor inside is con- straints that can lock movements for can be daisy-chained together to create a trolled by a purpose-built brushless mo- cutting and torqueing tasks. Next, ES1 sampling network for rapid assessment tor controller that accepts a standard ser- gives operators the option to pre-set work. All ROV tools are rated to 6,000m vo-style PWM signal so that the gripper the position for robotic arms and store and have a wide range of potential appli- can be controlled just like our thrusters new positioning on-the-? y. Finally, the cations including monitoring deep sea and lights. Power can be provided by the latency and bandwidth resilient ES1 en- mineral retrieval and oil and gas opera- same battery that drives the thrusters as ables the ability to toggle between local tions, scienti? c exploration and environ- the gripper is compatible with 9-18v in- (ship-based) and remote (control center) mental impact assessments. put and draws up to 6A current. It auto-

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