Drones have made their way into a variety of different market spaces today: medical deliveries, fire fighting, policing, sports training, real estate, tourism, and much more. Over the last several years, many different types of drones in all different sizes, shapes, and prices, have come to market. You can find some that fit into the palm of your hand and others (much larger) that are the size of a backpack. You can spend anywhere between a few hundred dollars to several thousand; depending on what you are looking for.
It's estimated that someday soon the world overall might be spending roughly $120 billion a year on commercial drones alone. As it stands currently, hundreds of thousands of drones are still being sold every year.
There are many people using their drones to explore new places and film quality content for a variety of reasons and different platforms, and a growing number of folks are now looking to send their drones under the sea.
At the moment, there are a number of companies looking to market underwater drones specifically and one of those at the forefront is Blueye Robotics that is said to be pioneering the underwater drone for an affordable price so as to open up this technology to even more consumers.
The drone from Blueye is estimated to cost around $3000, but this doesn't really seem affordable for the average consumer. The waterproof drone is able to be operated like a video game, descending up to 450 feet under water. The device, referred to as the Pioneer, weighs less than 18 lbs, is able to be used to record and stream 1080p videos at 30 frames per second.
The Pioneer from Blueye is already said to be accepting pre-orders and expected to start shipping sometime next year.
Consumers are able to use the drone in conjunction with a virtual reality headset and really feel like they are exploring the sea. The device is said to be very easy to use and the drone looks to satisfy the growing demand for those who are looking to find a combination of both VR and drones.
The PowerRay, another popular underwater drone option, is a bit different from the Pioneer, in that this device is only able to travel up to a depth of 98 feet and can last for roughly 4 hours at a time. It's also a bit cheaper, estimated to cost around $1500 US.
As mentioned above, they aren't the only ones. There are numerous companies in this space that are looking to create the perfect underwater drone for the market. Others in the space aside from the Pioneer are those like PowerRay, the Biki, iBubble, the Splash Drone 3, and others.
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Very interesting now. The drone industry is making progress and any industry crossing 100 billion cap will attract more whales in business.
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Drones are the future!!! I love scuba diving/ fishing and could only imagine the time I don't have to jump off the boat to check the bottom :))
Underwater Drones !!?
hahaha! my exact same reaction! MIND BLOWN EMOJI
I love drones, I love it when I can drive that drone :))
I wish we had these when we were kids, but no we had to settle for building kites with sticks and plastic. Too make matters hope and pray for good wind
Haha. I need to build up some steem dollars and get me one of these. They look cool.
the good old days!:)
Haha yeah they were our low tech drones..
There are underwater drones already and theres a lot to explore down there. Hopefully we will finally find loch ness monster
It's a really fantastic time period we are living ! 😀
Technology knows no bounds fantastic, cheers mike
Neither does a 300 Lb Jew Fish :)) But I would still buy one and run it down there.
I can just imagine all the cool things I could do with one of those...going to need to wait for the price to come down though...$3k is a bit steep for me. Cheers
The underwater drone looks very interesting! It can be useful for fishing, exploring, study and for those who no longer can scuba/snorkel and would like to continue seeing the depths of the ocean!
Great post, happy Tuesday!
I love this idea. I operate a drone commercially for insurance and inspections and absolutely love it, makes a work day so much more interesting. I can only imaging using one underwater!
It can be a scuba divers best friend!
It can become the scuba diver, the amount of professions that will be eliminated by drone technology are staggering.
Very true, but a lot of divers do it for recreational pleasure, not so much a profession. It would definitely aid in water rescues and such I can see. But it also would be great for divers to be able to send them into underwater caves ahead of themselves for light and footage
Since less than 5% of the ocean has been explored it would be awesome if drones could help explore further and deeper. Since cameras are so great and continue to improve an underwater drone could get some amazing footage.
! yes! yes yes yes yes yes! lol :)
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Drones were someone's hobby, but they are taking many parts of the world now. @doitvoluntarily
underwater drone would be awesome! Just think of the possibilities with them! Upvoted!
Super post Drones is the future , delivers, racers , movies makers ...good stuff..!!
Enjoyed this was very informative. I build and fly drones so this was cool, I would like to see underwater drones take off.
they do give us the capability to reach places we cannot access easily.
OK I want an underwater drone .... love to see the catfish in my pond.
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Just imagine the footage they can capture with these
This is something wonderfully interesting as we never know what we will find in deep sea. It is so hugely unexplored and I think we all deserve to know and study what is there under water. I am really curious about it!
How I would love an underwater drone to explore the underwater world! Such a magical place!
Cableless drones underwater seems to still be a challenge especially due to the water absorbing signals. As a diver & photographer I prefer to be more hands on underwater but there are subjects that are not easy to approach. I think though for divers a fully functioning and wearable GPS and tracking system would be more beneficial.