Market studies by Hydro Products identified industry interest in a guide wire deployed package consisting of an RCV-225 remotely controlled vehicle with launcher and a strong dexterous manipulator for drill ship support in water depths to approximately 2000 ft (\\sim 600m).

The first commercial vehicle since Rebikoff's 1953 POODLE appeared in 1975: Hydro Products's RCV-225 (initially designated RCV-125). The two RCV-225's would be the first of a total of 30 such vehicles built by Hydro Products by 1979 to make it the world's leader in construction of industrially oriented vehicles.

2019年9月26日 · Experience with the RCV-125 soon led to a fully-fledged commercial version, the RCV-225, which Martech also ordered. The second American customer for the vehicle was Taylor Diving, a company that became a major operator of ROVs. The RCV-225 was a great success. As John Lawrence of the former British submersible and ROV builder OSEL observed:

This paper discusses the design, production, and initial testing of a prototype unit. Anticipated capabilities provided for in the initial design include the ability to perform pre- and post-drilling site surveys, wellhead and riser television inspection, stabbing assist, AX/VX ring replacement, guide wire replacement assist, and debris removal.

2020年12月7日 · 世界上第一台水下救援机器人是 1974 年由Hydro 公司生产的 RCV-225 型有缆无人水下运载器，如图 39 所示。 该装备的质量为 82 kg，作业深度为 400 m。 目前世界上最著名的水下救援装备是美国的 Jason 系列水下救援机器人。

常规型– 典型的小于5 马力推力，偶尔配备具有3根指头的小型机械臂，比如非常早期的RCV 225. 这些ROV通常能搭载一个声纳单元，并能执行 光学观测 的任务。典型的工作深度是小于1000m,也有能在7000m工作的。

2019年2月2日 · “rcv-225”属于观察型水下机器人，外形就像一只球，所以叉称作 “眼球”。 据不完全统计，ROV的数量已经超过110种，全世界近300家厂商提供各种ROV整机、零部件以及ROV服务。

它是一套能按预订航线航行的无人无缆水下机器人系统，它可以 在6000米水下进行摄像、拍照、海底地势与剖面测量、海底沉物目标搜索和观察、 水文物理测量和海底多金属结核丰度测量，并能自动记录各种数据及其相应的坐 标位置。 由于近年来人们对海洋考察和开发的增多，水下机器人得到广 泛的应用，其申ROV大量地被使用在各种水下作业中，AUV大范 围、大深度的作业设备近期在深海资源勘探和科学考察上得到了快 速地发展。 由于造价和人员风险的原因，载人潜水 …

Two of the first ROVs developed for offshore work were the RCV-225 and the RCV-150 developed by HydroProducts in the U.S.

The RCV 225 was a well known and well used Observation Vehicle in the offshore Industry during the early 1980's. The RCV 225 is no longer manufactured by Hydro Products Inc. The RCV 225 was modified a number of times over the years to keep up with technology but eventually the cost of maintenance had the ROV operators change to higher specified ...