Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Hydroid from 2001 · underwater vehicle
REMUS
original
A small torpedo-shaped AUV that runs pre-programmed survey lines on its own with sonar and ocean sensors. It started the REMUS family later built by Hydroid, which HII bought in 2020.
- Price
- —No public price
- Autonomy
- DriverlessHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 1995
- Fleet
- —See details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Used by the US Navy in 2003 to find mines in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, an early combat use of an AUV.
Real-world use
First vehicle built in 1995; used for mine detection at Umm Qasr in 2003; a custom version surveyed 45 miles of the Delaware Aqueduct for leaks.
How it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- US coastal waters, Persian Gulf (2003) and navies worldwide
- Driverless since
- 1995
- Fleet
- Not published
Public attention
#14 of 215 current vehicles in public attention.
- 4,343 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (REMUS (vehicle))
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Other movement
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
From the maker
REMUS (original) is the only vehicle from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Oceanographic Systems Lab); Hydroid from 2001 in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedNo public price
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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