Question 1

What is AquaWiz?

Accepted Answer

AquaWiz is a student team building autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). We are a small group working to deliver capable underwater drones at a fraction of the cost of conventional systems.

Question 2

What is Triton?

Accepted Answer

Triton is our autonomous underwater vehicle. Our latest craft, Triton-3, reached a depth of 89m during testing in Lake Biwa.

Question 3

How deep can it go?

Accepted Answer

Triton-3 reached 89m in Lake Biwa during testing. We are continuing to push toward greater depths.

Question 4

How is it so much cheaper?

Accepted Answer

Our goal is high-performance autonomy at roughly 1/100th the cost of conventional drones, which typically run from $300k to $5M. We achieve this through in-house design and accessible components.

Question 5

Is it really autonomous?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Triton is designed as an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), navigating on its own underwater. When it surfaces, it uses LTE and GPS for communication and positioning.

Question 6

What does the AI vision do?

Accepted Answer

Triton carries AI fish-vision capability. It identifies subjects from underwater imagery and uses that to inform its autonomous behavior.

Question 7

How does it dive and surface?

Accepted Answer

Triton controls buoyancy with a CO2-and-solenoid buoyancy engine to dive and ascend, then communicates via LTE/GPS once at the surface.

Question 8

Can I join the team?

Accepted Answer

We are a small student team. If you are interested in joining or collaborating, please reach out through the GitHub and social links in the footer.

Question 9

How can I sponsor or support you?

Accepted Answer

Support meaningfully accelerates our work. If you are interested in sponsorship or supporting the team, please contact us via the GitHub and social links in the footer.

Question 10

Is it open source?

Accepted Answer

We share our work on GitHub. You can find out more via the GitHub link in the footer.

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