Homemade ROV Submarine In Flooded Underground Mine

I sent my homemade ROV down a flooded abandoned mine to see what's in there!

The ROV is made out of PVC with a good amount of zipties, duct tape, hot glue, pool noodles, and other junk. It currently features a Gopro mount and a fishing camera for navigation. It's driven from the surface using a DIY control panel and powered by a 12v battery running over ethernet cable. I've previously used this device to check out some flooded caves in Minnesota.

Please note that mine exploring and especially mine diving is dangerous to do in person! I'm SCUBA certified but not cave diving certified, so I'd never do this myself! That's why we sent the robot to check it out instead.


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