A Remote Controlled Aquarium Submarine
Dive into a real aquarium and explore the sea with our online-controlled submarine. Interact with vibrant marine life and experience underwater adventures!
What is ROVeye?
ROVeye offers a unique, immersive experience where you can control a mini submarine in a real aquarium. Explore underwater environments and interact with marine life from the comfort of your home!
It is currently a project under development, with funding helped by subscriber fans.
R.O.V. stands for Remotely Operated Vehicle, while “Eye” symbolizes the immersive experience of viewing the world from within. Together, “ROVeye” captures the essence of exploring and controlling your own submarine in a captivating underwater world.
How It Works?
The concept of ROVeye is simple and in few steps you can get ready as you just need a web browser to use it.
Log In
Simply access the platform and log in or create an account if you don't have one.
Connect to submarine
Follow the platform instructions for starting a new live session, once ready you will be connected to the submarine and have full control over it while watching it's camera.
control & enjoy
Once connected you can move the submarine with the browser controls similar to a game. You will be able to watch the fishes and environment while exploring on your own pace.
Idea Board
ROVeye is a developing project, at this stage we can have unlimited creative ideas on what it can have but only a few will have priority, that's why your support and feedback is incredibly valuable. Now, let's take a look on a few ideas for the project's future.
Night Dive
Explore the aquarium in complete darkness. Use your submarine’s headlights to reveal hidden creatures and secrets. Navigate through the mysterious depths and see what surprises the night holds.
Feed the Fish
Interact directly with the aquarium’s residents. Use your submarine to drop food and watch as the fish come to eat. Enjoy the simple pleasure of feeding them and seeing their reactions.
Treasure Chest
Guide your submarine to find and open treasure chests scattered throughout the aquarium. Discover exciting rewards and secrets as you explore and reveal what’s inside.
3D printed Gifts
Find special items in the aquarium, and we’ll 3D print and send them to you as keepsakes. Collect unique finds from your underwater adventures and receive a tangible memory of your exploration
Upcoming Milestones
There is something new on the project almost every day, so we're moving fast. Here is the overview of how things should go over the next months.
[2024]
Design and prototyping
Here we try to build the submarine system, 3d printed prototypes, electronics and controllers, camera movement and a prototype tank with decoration and living creatures, water filter etc.
[2024]
Platform Development
Build the web platform where users will sign in and connect to live sessions, showing live camera feed while sending control commands to submarine.
[2024]
Invite users for testing
During prototyping and development, multiple times we will call for rounds of early testing and feedback so we can improve things faster while building.
[Early 2025]
Beta Program
Start inviting users from the waitlist to finally use the service.
Subscribers who helped fund the project will always have a fair priority for invites.
About Us
Hello! I’m Fabio, a software engineer with many years of experience building corporate systems now trying to bring what I love the most including robotics and digital experiences to everyone in a simple and accessible way.
I love building stuff, and I’m sure you are going to enjoy each step of building this project, so make sure to follow it so we can get more in depth details.