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Underwater robot with the most thrusters for station-keeping in strong currents

Asked as: “Station-keeping in strong currents needs lots of thrust vectors. Which underwater robot has the most thrusters?”

Answered by the Rapidflare agent

The underwater robot with the most thrusters in our catalog is AeroVironment's Mission Specialist Wraith — a thruster-propelled ROV with 10 thrusters. avinc.comavinc.com ↗“ten-thruster compact maritime ROV”

For context on the field: the Underwater Robots group ranges from 3 thrusters up to 10, with the Wraith as the only 10-thruster model. If you want the runner-up, the group also includes two 7-thruster ROVs.

Key Wraith specs relevant to station-keeping work:

AttributeValue
Thrusters10
Depth rating1000 m
Lifting capacity36.3 kg
Dimensions (L×W×H)1312 × 776 × 343 mm
Onboard computeNVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (Ultra 4K Smart Camera)
Onboard storage1 TB SSD

avinc.com +4avinc.com ↗“Thruster-propelled ROV (10 thrusters)”avinc.com ↗“1000 m depth rating”avinc.com ↗“36.3 kg lifting capacity”avinc.com ↗“NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX processor with a 1 TB SSD”avinc.com ↗“1312 x 776 x 343 mm (L x W x H)”

Its ten independent thrust vectors are the largest count among the underwater robots we carry, which is exactly the property you want for holding position against strong currents. One thing I could not determine from the catalog: a published thrust-force figure per thruster or a total station-keeping current rating for the Wraith — those numbers aren't listed, so I'd point you to the Wraith datasheet or the product page for hydrodynamic performance details. avinc.com +1avinc.com ↗“cta.datasheet=”avinc.com ↗“url=”

Sources

  1. Mission Specialist Wraith avinc.com