{"id":29856,"date":"2018-07-24T11:34:04","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T15:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/?p=29856"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:26:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T18:26:07","slug":"navatics-mito-underwater-drone-aims-for-steadiest-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/navatics-mito-underwater-drone-aims-for-steadiest-footage.htm","title":{"rendered":"Navatics MITO Underwater Drone Aims for Steadiest Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As more landlubbers become interested in exploring the world&#8217;s oceans, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navatics.com\/product\/navatics-mito\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navatics MITO underwater drone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides a steadier alternative to shaky, unstable underwater cameras. The remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) is equipped with advanced active stabilization and a 4K camera, so anyone with the purchase price can explore up to 165 away and 40 feet beneath their boat\u2014all without ever getting wet or dizzy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The MITO up close<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MITO, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/navatics.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navatics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> first drone, reached its funding goals in about five hours on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/navatics-mito\/navatics-mito-the-most-stable-underwater-drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a>. Fay Wong, PR Director for Navatics, told EM about the MITO, and provided some images and video.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur first drone began as a college project among the co-founders,\u201d explains Wong. \u201cAs <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ust.hk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hong Kong University of Science and Technology<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is located in the Clear Water Bay, every time we looked out of the window from our dormitories, we wondered what it looks like underwater. We recognized the need to create an underwater robot which can bridge the gap between the human and marine worlds.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A unique tether that both extends the battery life with a built-in solar panel and that transmits signals back to the controller is used to deploy the drones. The drone can navigate about 165 feet away from the boat or shore depending on tether length and is rated to dive up to 135 feet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What sets the drone apart, however, is its \u201cadvanced active stabilization,\u201d which prevents the choppy, dizzying footage that many underwater cameras and ROVs produce.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29849\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29849\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deployEDIT-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"mito\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deployEDIT-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deployEDIT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deployEDIT-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deployEDIT-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deployEDIT-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deployEDIT-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Deploy the drone from boat or shore, and control it remotely. (Credit: Navatics, via communication.)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur stabilization algorithm reads values from various sensors, including a depth sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, and magnetometer, to best decide how fast each thruster should rotate,\u201d details Wong. \u201cThe commands are then sent from the processor to the thrusters. In addition to the stabilization algorithm, we also use specially-designed thrusters and drivers; these allow us to control the rotation speed and behavior of each individual thruster down to the very fine details.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The drone&#8217;s two-hour run time (or four-hour run time with solar power boost) is minimally impacted by this system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cStabilizing equates to hovering underwater, so it does not impact the power consumption by a whole lot,\u201d remarks Wong. \u201cWithout any extra payload on the drone, it is capable of hovering for four hours straight on a single charge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MITO&#8217;s existing payload consists of a 4K, 30 fps camera and built-in LED video lights.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29848\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29848\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_user_interfaceEDIT-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Mito\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_user_interfaceEDIT-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_user_interfaceEDIT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_user_interfaceEDIT-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_user_interfaceEDIT-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_user_interfaceEDIT-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_user_interfaceEDIT-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Mito user interface. (Credit: Navatics, via communication.)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMITO is equipped with a wireless transmission system,\u201d Wong elaborates. \u201cIt can deliver HD quality, 30 frames per second real-time, live video via a neutrally-buoyant cable that runs up to a waterproof communication buoy. Users can explore the underwater world through Navatics App using their smartphones up to 500m away from the buoy. Navatics MITO can operate in low light underwater condition because it has dual 1000 lumen LED lights to illuminate a clear path underwater, and Inertial Measurements Unit and pressure sensors measure its depth and orientation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MITO moves using four thrusters and can tilt up to 45 degrees up or down without altering its depth. Its maximum speed is a respectable four knots, or about 6.5 feet per second\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PlunNufmLyA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all with notable stability<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, thanks to its algorithm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNavatics MITO can hover even in a strong current and keep its orientation and focus regardless of the complex environment underwater,\u201d adds Wong. \u201cThe four thruster design also enables its body to actively adjust its tilt angle from -45 \u00b0 to 45 \u00b0 while moving forward and backward to obtain solid footage from a new perspective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #808080;\">A drone mainly for consumers\u2014for now<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MITO has a number of features that make it ideal even for non-technical users. For example, its app, which works on almost any smartphone, offers users built-in color correction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe felt that easy one-click color correction would save users time and effort,\u201d Wong explains. \u201cThey can share the color-corrected images and video directly to social media. We are also working on bringing other new filters and functions like image enhancement to MITO.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29846\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29846\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_product-600x338.png\" alt=\"Mito\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_product-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_product-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_product-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_product-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_product-940x529.png 940w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_product.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The Mito drone (Credit: Navatics, via communication.)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The app also allows the controller to attach to the smartphone, for live streaming in 1080p. Furthermore, the MITO is specifically designed to fit into a carry-on or backpack, at 15 inches long and 6.6 pounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are diving and fishing enthusiasts; scuba diving, free diving and fishing are weekly routines of our team,\u201d remarks Wong. \u201cMotivated by our first-hand experience and feedback from our diving and fishing buddies, we realized that there is a need for an underwater drone which can let people see what lies below the surface without getting into the water.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, before exploring a new area, users can deploy Navatics MITO to survey it, identifying possible points of interest, dangers to avoid, and the general layout of a cave, lake, or reef.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Navatics team has also worked with scientists in the design process, and adding an extra payload to the MITO is definitely on their agenda.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29850\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29850\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fondriest.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deploysEDIT-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Mito\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deploysEDIT-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deploysEDIT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deploysEDIT-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deploysEDIT-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deploysEDIT-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/news.fondriest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Mito_deploysEDIT-940x529.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The Mito deploys with its tether. (Credit: Navatics, via communication.)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe actually talked to many people from different backgrounds and industries, some of them scientists,\u201d states Wong. \u201cThey asked if the ROV is capable of carrying an extra payload so that they can put on extra sensors or 360\u00b0 cameras on the bracket. We are working on an algorithm that would let us takes heavier payloads without affecting the performance of the ROV, and we will update everyone once this algorithm is up and running on the Navatics MITO!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, for the Navatics team, the work is about far more than enjoying the ocean as a hobbyist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMore than anything else, we would really like to work with the scientific and conservationist communities to find out what small, consumer-grade ROVs can do for the environment,\u201d Wong adds. \u201cWe, as humans, take so much out of the ocean every day. Apart from their exploration and entertainment purposes, we would be more than happy to see consumer-grade ROVs helping scientists and conservationists with ocean monitoring and research.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next generation iterations will hopefully go deeper and further\u2014while staying just as stable. The MITO will retail for $1,999.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Top image: The Mito recording a sea turtle (Credit: Navatics, via communication.)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navatics MITO underwater drone offers users a way to capture high quality footage with unprecedented stability, in a compact 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