What if commercial divers had a third hand?
CrabLine Robotics is disrupting the field of aquatic robotics using its thruster-independent robots that can traverse varied underwater structures and precisely deploy the right tools for the job. No longer are aquatic robotics subject to the whims of currents and wave energy. CrabLine robots use the inward grasping forces of their multiple legs to stabilize around a target and do detailed work.
Tool Delivery
Using the stabilization of all six legs, the Tool Delivery Crab will deliver various toolheads to do precise work underwater. Applications include biofouling removal using abrading tools (water, sand, cavitation), non-destructive testing, and cutting using exothermic burning rods (in development; Funded by the National Science Foundation).
Applications
Ordnance Retrieval
The Ordnance Retrieval Crab has been designed to navigate wave zones to identify and secure unexploded ordnance where sonar will not work. (in development).
Asset Recovery
The Asset Recovery Crab will dive to 500 feet, crawl to secure position around an asset, and grasp the asset for removal to the surface using a reinforced tether (in development).