Less than five percent of the ocean floor has been explored by humans, but there are a few companies out there working to fix that.
People are inventing private submarines for ocean enthusiasts, drones that scan and map the ocean floor, and a ton of other vehicles to explore depths previously unknown.
Scroll through and check out some tech that James Cameron really wants for Christmas.
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Substation Curacao’s Curasub
A multi-passenger submersible capable of descending to 1000 ft.
2
Seamagine Hydrospace Corps.’ Submarine
A private submarine that can reach depths of 2,300 meters.
3
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s ‘Slocum Glider’
The Slocum Glider is a uniquely mobile network component capable of moving to specific locations and depths and occupying controlled spatial and temporal grids.
4
Notilo Plus’s ‘Seasam’
A drone autonomously follows divers and performs underwater tasks.
5
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s ‘ABE’
One of the first successful vehicles that was both unmanned and untethered to surface ships, ABE was lost at sea March 5, 2010.
6
Triton 36,000 Full Depth Ocean submarine
A submarine with a protective glass sphere designed to withstand intense pressure at the bottom of the ocean.
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U-Boat Worx Nemo
A private submarine available for purchase that dives up to 100 feet underwater.
8
Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ‘Sentry’
A fully autonomous underwater vehicle capable of exploring the ocean down to 19,685 foot depths.
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Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ‘HOV Alvin’
Alvin enables in-situ data collection and observation by two scientists to depths reaching 6,500 meters, during dives lasting up to ten hours..
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Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ‘SuBastian’
An ROV that can reach depths of 4,500 meters, outfitted with a suite of sensors and scientific equipment to support scientific data and sample collection.
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Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Deepsea Challenger
A one-person human-occupied vehicle that was built to descend to and explore the deepest places in the ocean.
12
Deepsea Exploration’s Idabel submersible
A sub that scans the ocean floor to document deep sea coral health.
13
Blueye Robotic’s ‘X3’
A drone that dive 1000 feet beneath the surface, fitted with cameras and sonar.
14
Boxfish Robotics’ ROV
Professional ROV for underwater inspections, observation and remote expeditions.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s ‘Orpheus’
It can reach 20,000 feet below to explore near the seafloor, land to collect samples, and lift off again to continue its mission.
