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EXCERPT: It’s a project that would make MacGyver proud: a do-it-yourself underwater exploration vehicle. OpenROV stands for Open Remotely Operated Vehicle, and it is an open-source, underwater robot. Founded by Eric Stackpole, David Lang, and Matteo Borri, OpenROV was originally designed to explore an underwater cave. Following a very successful Kickstarter campaign, the project is now a large community of exploration enthusiasts, makers, DIY experts, and tinkerers who are using the bitty submarine to explore waterways around the world....
I'm sure an interesting place to test one of those devices out would be the NY subway car reef (with the appropriate permissions of course.)

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