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Default Underwater Drone, ~$600 soon to be available

Get one of these and go spy on what the fish think of your fish bait ;-)

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI --- When the Fathom One comes out in mid-2017,
customers likely won't have to worry about following any rules -- or
even registering the drone.

That's because this drone doesn't fly. It swims.

The Federal Aviation Administration recently rolled out rules for
airborne drones, but underwater drone are skimming under the radar of
the federal government's watch. At least for now.

"Right now, it's the honor system that people aren't going to be stupid
with the drone," said John Boss. "The biggest thing we want to focus on
is marine safety."

There aren't any Coast Guard regulations regarding the use of
underwater drones or larger remotely operated underwater vehicles
unless they carry passengers or cargo, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman
told MLive and The Grand Rapids Press.

Boss, along with Matt Gira and Danny Vessells, developed the underwater
drone in their last two years at Hope College.

This month, they raised more than $200,000 toward that effort with a
Kickstarter campaign in September. In just over a week, the fundraiser
toppled its $150,000 goal, an indication of pent-up demand for what is
being described as the first underwater drone targeted at general
consumers...
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Read the rest of the article he

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapi...aise_200k.html

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