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Retrofit, optimise, build your own: this is about getting more out of your drone. For users and tinkerers, with parts lists, costs and honest assessments.

Building your own

Preview image: Build your own ROV instead of buying: what works under €1,000, under €2,000 and with the BlueROV2?Guide · DIYBuild your own ROV instead of buying: what works under €1,000, under €2,000 and with the BlueROV2?Build an underwater drone yourself instead of buying one? We put into context what is realistic under €1,000, under €2,000 and with the BlueROV2, and what it really costs.

Retrofitting

Preview image: Adding sonar: what does it bring to an underwater drone?Tech · AdvancedAdding sonar: what does it bring to an underwater drone?Echo sounder, scanning or multibeam sonar on your underwater drone? We explain what helps in a murky lake, what fits and what it costs. No hands-on test.Preview image: Underwater drone with a gripper arm: what you can retrofit on FIFISH and ChasingTech · AdvancedUnderwater drone with a gripper arm: what you can retrofit on FIFISH and ChasingRetrofitting a gripper arm to your underwater drone: gripping force, opening width, prices and installation for FIFISH and Chasing according to the manufacturers, plus trim and battery.Preview image: More light for your underwater drone: which add-on lamps exist for FIFISH and ChasingTech · AdvancedMore light for your underwater drone: which add-on lamps exist for FIFISH and ChasingMore light for your underwater drone: lamps and mounts for FIFISH and Chasing, with lumens, prices and run time according to the manufacturers.

Software

Preview image: Better visibility with software: removing haze and colour cast from your drone footageTech · AdvancedBetter visibility with software: removing haze and colour cast from your drone footageGreen cast, haze, flakes: what app filters, DaVinci Resolve, Lightroom and AI can get out of your underwater drone footage, and where software hits its limits.

Coming soon in this section

SeriesBudget challenge: 50 metres deep for under 1,000 eurosA home-built underwater drone, documented episode by episode: requirements, thrusters, a PVC-pipe housing and costs.
SoftwarePhotogrammetry: 3D from the lake bedBuilding a 3D model of the bottom from photos and video frames, with our own test.

Building yourself, or modified your drone? Show your project in the forum (in German, English posts welcome).