Oceanbotics SRV-8
Eight thruster inspection ROV built in Irvine, California: 350 m depth rating, 18.6 kg without batteries, 4K camera, two 3,000 lumen lights, up to 8 hours a charge on hot-swappable batteries or unlimited on the Topside Power System, copper tether up to 300 m standard or fiber optic beyond 3 km, SubNav OS. Plug and play accessories from the maker: multibeam imaging sonar, profiling sonar, USBL positioning, DVL, ultrasonic thickness gauge, cathodic protection probe, auxiliary HD pipe camera, two and three jaw grabbers, sediment sampler, cutter, Alpha X manipulator.
| Class | underwater_rov |
|---|---|
| Applications | dive_search, underwater_inspection |
| Specs checked | 2026-10-19 against the manufacturer's published material |
Every figure above is a manufacturer-published claim, not an engineering guarantee, and no figure survives contact with your part, your rate and your floor without an applications review. Pricing is deliberately absent: quotes are prepared by our team and confirmed with the manufacturer, which is also where current lead times live.
What to compare it against
An independent dealer's page earns its keep here: machines in the same class and payload band, across brands, that an honest quote would weigh against this one.
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See it in the water, from the maker
SRV-8 dives, sonar and manipulator demonstrations from Oceanbotics' own channel. It is the manufacturer's own marketing footage, filmed under good conditions, so watch it for what the machine looks like at work rather than as a promise of your results. Oceanbotics' YouTube channel opens on their site.
Does it fit your job?
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