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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
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. it s got a video camera on it so you can see what it sees live. users build the rovs themselves and are encouraged to submit new designs and ideas. the open rov is an open source community. if the rov is having a problem and we can t figure out how to handle it, i can go to the forums. as i sleep, the problem is going across europe. by the end of lunch, i could have fooichb or six solutions. making it easier for the ever-changing rov to go into more unchartered waters. people ask is, is this something that s a toy that s fun to build and play with or something you expect to be used by real researchers? our answer certainly is both.