What does ROV stand for?

An ROV is a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle, also sometimes known as an underwater drone or underwater robot. ROVs can explore the subsea world while the operator, or pilot, remains comfortably at the surface. Without ROVs, humanity’s ability to explore and work in the oceans is limited since SCUBA divers rarely go deeper than one hundred meters and human-carrying submarines are expensive and rare.
A very brief history of ROVs

A very brief history of ROVs

The first ROV ever built was the Poodle made in 1953 by Dimitri Rebikoff, a French pioneer in dive equipment and photography. The Poodle was an unmanned adaptation of his dive scooter with a tether and surface controls.
The U.S. Navy started using ROVs in the 1960s for recovery of underwater equipment and continued to advance the technology. By the 1980s there were more than 500 ROVs around the world, many of them being used in commercial applications. Since then, ROVs have become common in a wide range of industries and there are tens of thousands of ROVs in use around the world.

What does ROV stand for?

ROVs are often used by police and fire departments for search and rescue missions to find missing people, boats, automobiles, and any other sunken objects. Used with a robotic gripper, they can be used to recover objects or even victims in the most unfortunate cases.
ROVs are also used by the military and port security to inspect underwater infrastructure and look for contraband, explosive devices, and submerged evidence. By using ROVs, it’s possible to accomplish these tasks without endangering a human diver.