Key points
- Smart Hook One is a modified Seymour Mako ROV, fitted with extra thrusters for speed and a large battery housing at the front so it can operate autonomously without power from the surface.
- The vehicle uses an onboard smart camera and blue robotics lights to locate and dock with Eureka collection vehicles underwater, connecting via a shackle to an Ingenuity Smart Hook device.
- Once docked, Smart Hook One allows a cable connected at the top to pull both vehicles out of the water, avoiding the need to make the connection in the wave-affected zone at the surface.
- CTO/COO and co-founder Jason Gillham presents the tour, describing Smart Hook One as part of the company’s launch and recovery system.
