Hybrid Underwater Vehicle

A hybrid underwater vehicle combines the best features of an ROV (remotely operated vehicle), which is connected to a ship in order to transmit data and video feeds, and an AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle), which can swim freely and cover a larger area. Learn more about Nereus, a hybrid underwater vehicle maintained by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Hybrid vehicles combine the best features of ROVs and AUVs.
Smithsonian Institution

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