1. Sharing Session
Henry Liyanto

2. Autonomous Diving Assistant Project
A robot to assist divers with the more difficult/inconvenient stuff

3. DPV Project Diver Propulsion Vehicle
Novel design for improved user experience
First prototype built - and abandoned not long after

4. DEMA Show 2015 More than 600 exhibitors More than 1400 booths
Over 30 exhibitors are focusing in underwater imaging
Over 20 seminars on underwater photography

5. Camera Setup

6. Camera Setup
Normal Camera Setup (with GoPro) costs more than US$ 1,500
DSLR Camera housing costs over US$1,000
Not including the camera, strobes, or other equipment
Bulk camera setup

7. Diving is difficult We only survive with the help of technology
We lost sense of balance and direction underwater
Expensive and bulky equipment

8. Current Underwater Drone
Rated-depth of over 100m
Used in technical diving for underwater imaging and exploration
Various drones:
Deep Trekker (US$ 4,800-12,500/Unit)
Videoray (US$ 5,995/Unit)
Seabotix LBV-150V ($33,000/unit)
OpenROV(US$ 1,200/Unit)
These ROVs are not made for Recreational Divers

9. Autonomous Diving Assistant
Underwater vehicle (autonomous) designed specifically to assists divers with their difficult stuff

10. Where are we right now?
Prototyping stage, working on the core technologies, such as
Low cost underwater communication
Computer vision and tracking
Control system
Propulsion system
Navigation system
Mechanical design and waterproofing
Moving into industrial design and manufacturing stage
Manufacturability
Creating sleek-looking robots