BUDDY
Adaptable ROV for offshore inspection, monitoring, repair, survey tasks, and scientific exploration
BUDDY is a powerful, highly adaptable remote operated vehicle (ROV). Its high payload capacity and thrust are unique in its class, enabling an extremely wide range of applications in the offshore sector.
- Underwater inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR)
- Observation offshore
- Survey on port infrastructure
- Scientific exploration
- Mission with medium vessels
- Highly maneuverable
- High payload capacity
- Wide range of interfaces
Basic configuration & extensions
Basic
- Topside unit with power supply, monitor and pilot software
- Manual tether management system
- Tether – hybrid coax-cable for power supply and data
- ROV with:
- Main unit (controller)
- Power unit (power supply)
- Up to 8 thruster
- Full hd cameras (180 degree field of view)
- LED spots
- DVL
Extensions
- Electric tether management system
- Tether – hybrid fiberoptic cable
- Latch lock (for launch and recover)
- Inertia navigation system
- Forward locking sonar
- Manipulators
- 4k cameras
- Laser
Technical specifications
Dimensions
Length
mm
1250
Width
mm
715
Height
mm
675
Weight (Air)
kg
95
Depth Rating
m
300
Depth Rating (Option)
m
600 / 1000
Performance
Max. Speed (Forward)
kt
2.5
Max. Thrust (Horizontal)
kgf
70
Max. Thrust (Vertical)
kgf
30
Max. Bandwith (Coax, Standard)
Gbps
1
Max. Bandwith (Fiber Optic, Option)
Gbps
10
Max. Payload Capacity
kg
42
Electrical specifications
Topside Input Voltage
VAC
400 (3-Phase)
Topside Input Frequency
Hz
50
Electrical Fuse Rating
A
16
Max. Power Consumption
kW
12
Vehicle Input Voltage
VDC
800
Vehicle System Voltage
VDC
48
Payload Power Capacity
W
1000
Available Aux. Sensor Power Voltages
VDC
12 / 24 / 36 / 48
Max. Aux. Sensor Power Current
A
5
Navigation & Altitude Sensors
Model
–
Nortek Nucleus 1000
Functions
–
Bottom Tracking
Water Tracking
Current Profiling
Altimeter
INS
AHRS
Pressure Sensor
Magnetometer
Accelerometers
Gyroscopes
Camera System
Amount
–
2
Model
–
Sony Starvis
(Ultra Low Light)
Shutter Type
–
Rolling Shutter
Field of View (Water)
°
135
Max. Resolution
–
1080p
Max. Resolution (Option)
–
4k
Max. Frame Rate
fps
30
Video Format
–
MJPEG
Software & Data Display
Real Time Video Stream
–
Live Display
Depth
–
Live Display
Altitude
–
Live Display
Attitude (Roll / Pitch)
–
Live Display
BUDDY in action
Supporting long-term ocean observation through reliable subsea operations
System: BUDDY ROV
Application: Environmental monitoring, sensor and data recovery
Capability: Navigation, inspection, manipulation
Environment: Baltic Sea, North Sea
Customer: Bundesamt für Naturschutz
More missions ahead
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Rough use takes its toll: offshore, it’s not a question of if something will break, but when. The problem arises when spare parts are not readily available. Fortunately, 80 % of MATE’s components can be printed within 24 hours and delivered to you in no time.
Damage is inevitable, but downtime is not.
Designed to handle change.
What you deploy today is just the beginning. Thanks to its modular architecture, you can adapt, extend, or reconfigure your system solution if your requirements change – there’s no need to replace it!
BUDDY is a great choice, but there is always something more to exlore.
