Startup DEEP just revealed its pilot habitat, Vanguard, a precursor to its Sentinel system that it says will allow people to live in the ocean for up to a month.
When a dive center in a flooded quarry near Bristol, in the UK, was suddenly shut down in early 2022, many recreational scuba divers were left scratching their heads. Almost two years later, they got some answers.
announced a precursor to the Sentinel, a smaller underwater habitat which the company will use to develop systems for the Sentinel but will also be released as a separate product. Vanguard, a 12-meter by 7.5-meter habitat with enough space for three people to stay underwater for up to a week, will be ready to go into the water at
acknowledges that it’ll take a major effort to reach its ambitious goals. “Why hasn’t it been done before in the way we’re trying to do it?” asked Wolpert. “Because it’s very hard. So, we have been working tirelessly.” “A catalyst for new careers” Sentinel’s modules will be 3D-printed by a group of six robots, using steel reinforced with a nickel-based superalloy called Inconel, which can withstand extreme conditions and has been used in components for the Space Shuttle and SpaceX rockets.
’s work, told CNN. The start of a new wave Public interest in undersea habitats was first piqued by renowned French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, who in the 1960s sought to determine if “oceanauts” could live and work in the water. His missions to build “underwater villages” – dubbed Conshelf I, II and III – captured media attention amid the space race.
to the Miami-based Florida International University, which took over operations in 2013. “It’s unfortunately what I had to do based on the finances available,” said McLean. “Ocean investment by society has been underfunded.” More recently, wealthy individuals have thrown their resources behind ocean exploration. OceanX, backed by hedge fund founder Ray Dalio, has brought subsea missions into living rooms via its media arm.
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