OpenROV's Co-Founder Discusses the Future of Underwater Exploration

The ocean, like space, is a curious place. But in space there are points of light to guide us, moments that give us a feeling of awe. In the vast deep, there are no points of reference on the surface. It's contents remain hidden the dark shroud across its surface. When we do go down to take a peek, humans are only permitted a glimpse without scuba gear. Even with it, the scope of sight is limited.

"People have been exploring from the surface for as long as people have been getting to the ocean, but getting into the ocean is still tricky business and it's only in very recent times that we've had the technology that can take us more than as deep as you can go holding your breath," Oceanographer Sylvia Earle explained in an interview.

It's not hard to believe only 5-percent of our oceans have been explored thus far. But without the means of James Cameron or Jacques-Yves Cousteau, most of us must remain happy to merely glide across its surface.

Source: techtimes.com