Innovation Magazine July-August 2019

F E A T U R E

BC ENGINEERS AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES

A LONG, DRAMATIC HISTORY, AND A BRIGHT FUTURE

Robin J. Miller

From Theseus, built for a Cold War mission under the Canadian Arctic ice pack, to Explorer, just returned from deep diving below an Antarctic glacier, to Imotus-1, which hovers to inspect offshore oil and gas platforms in the North Sea—made-in-BC self-driving submersibles have made underwater exploration a growing industry.