Robot Tech by day, tinkerer by night, Scuba on the Weekends!

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KR2_Diving
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Robot Tech by day, tinkerer by night, Scuba on the Weekends!

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Hey All!
Looks like this is the place to introduce myself, so without further ado, hello!

As the Subject hints, I am the Technical/Application Support Manager for an International Robotics company by day, and an all around tinkerer (albeit a bit of a rookie) when I not working.

On the weekends, and every other spare day I can manage, I am a Scuba diver.

Originally, I am from Wisconsin, but I am currently living near London in the UK.

I recently had an epiphany, and realized, if I took on a project such as an ROV, I could merge all my hobbies into one neat little package, tied with a 100' bow! :)

I am planning on starting simple, and working up to a nice full function ROV. I am about a month into this project, and had no idea how much thought there is in these things! So much for thinking I was building a weekend toy!

Im sure you will see me making posts throughout the forum. Hopefully I ask all the right questions! :)

Happy sailing, or is it sinking? Floating?

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Welcome to the forums KR2_Diving. I couldn't agree more with your statement about the amount of research involved in building an ROV. I continue to learn more about this hobby everyday. It began with a simple design idea and now 4 months into collecting parts, researching and reading everything, I am building something I never dreamed would be so complex. The information and support of others in this forum has been incredible.
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Hey Bikerbones!
Yea, when i started, i thought, maybe 1 month, and I would have something to test in the pool, i have now moved the goal posts. If all goes well, i hope to have an open water ready craft by the spring! :) Give me something to work on over the long wet British winter! :)

Ryan "KR2_Diving"
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That was my thought also. I had no idea what I was getting into with this whole ROV build when I started but I am loving it. To do it right it takes time for sure. I Just finished testing the integrity of my Hull to 250 Feet. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=795 I am very pleased with the results. Moving onto step 254 tomorrow... :lol:
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