>> reporter: eric and david are two young entrepreneurs looking to become the next jacques cousteau. >> jacques cousteau changed the way ocean exploration was done. >> he invited people to explore along with him. so for us it's the same thing. >> reporter: they're working on an underwater robotic submarine that anyone can own and use priced at less than $1,000 it would give amateur explorers cousteau-like access. this is the open rov. >> rov stands for remotely operated vehicle. i can put this in the water and fly it around and it's got a video camera on, so you can see what it sees live. >> reporter: users build the rovs themselves and are encouraged to submit new designs and ideas. >> open rov is an open-source community. if the rov is having some sort