UNDERWATER ROBOTS

Underwater robotics is branch of robotics. As its name implies it is robotics

under water. The vehicles developed under this branch of robotics are
called unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV), sometimes known as
underwater drones. They are any vehicles that are able to operate
underwater without a human occupant. These vehicles may be divided
into two categories, remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs), which
are controlled by a remote human operator, and autonomous underwater
vehicles (AUVs), which operate independently of direct human input.
There are many applications of underwater robotics such as scientific
exploration, military, hobby. Besides capability of swimming an
underwater robot also has multi DOF manipulators and end effectors on
these arms of various types to perform underwater tasks such as
construction, salvage, rescue and repair.

Remotely operated underwater vehicle

A remotely operated underwater vehicle, commonly referred to as an ROV,
is a tethered underwater vehicle. They are common in deep water
industries such as offshore hydrocarbon extraction. ROVs are unoccupied,
highly maneuverable, and operated by a crew aboard a vessel.