It is a modular, flexible robot capable of swimming like a snake, or being propelled by conventional thrusters. Eelume is designed to reside subsea to provide immediate response to unpredicted inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) requirements.

The Eelume robot is designed to stay permanently on the seabed and to travel distances to carry out tasks that would normally require an ROV to be sent out from a surface vessel deployed to the oil field; being resident on the seabed, the Eelume concept will save the operator time and expense, minimising risk to personnel and resulting in a ...

By integrating cutting-edge sensors with state-of-the-art cyber­netics, Eelume All-Terrain AUVs access and discover the secrets of the ocean without the constraints of tradi­tional under­water exploration.

Jan 20, 2021 · Now, cutting-edge underwater drones and robots are being developed that could make the work safer, cheaper and less polluting. Among them is Eelume, a six-meter-long, …

Feb 20, 2017 · The modular, snake-like design allows the Eelume vehicle to access hard to reach points on subsea structures while its ability to shift into a U-shaped dual arm configuration allows intricate interactions using a diverse toolset including torque tools, grippers and specialised maintenance equipment.

With the support of Kongsberg Maritime as a development partner, the unique new Eelume robot has torn up the marine robotics rulebook to create a futuristic, snake-like vehicle designed to live permanently underwater and carry out underwater intervention tasks that would normally require the mobilisation of expensive surface vehicles for divers ...

Feb 20, 2017 · The modular, snake-like design allows the Eelume vehicle to access hard to reach points on subsea structures while its ability to shift into a U-shaped dual arm configuration allows intricate interactions using a diverse toolset including torque tools, grippers and specialised maintenance equipment.

This unique articulated robot technology has been developed from a decade of research on snake robotics carried out at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in collaboration with the SINTEF industrial research organisation.

Eely is AURlabs snake robot from Eelume. Currently, it is operated as an ROV through a 400m long optical fiber umbilical. The vehicle is 6 m long with 4 joints allowing the relative position of 5 sections. Therefore, the vehicle can get into different configurations, for example, U-shapes to adjust lighing or camera position.

The snake-like robot is flexible and can manoeuvre in confined spaces, such as subsea installations on the seabed. It can help with inspections, but also with making repairs and operating valves.