Project Turtle is designed to operate in an incredibly harsh environment: the ocean. Keep scrolling for the actions shots.
Field day
There is a lot going on in those sealed boxes.
The turtle, next to the vehicle it is destined to replace.
Turtle in its natural habitat.
Cold testing. -20F with windchill.
Tip over testing! (It didn't)
gLike
Turtle
No big deal. Just a submersible, self-propelled, hydraulically-driven, battery-powered, remote-controlled, 40 ft tall surveying vehicle. Engineered, fabricated, and tested by a small team of designers, including yours truly.
Compared to the other solutions on the market, this vehicle is safer, cheaper, easier to operate, and requires minutes to setup instead of days. And it collects better data.
