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Boxfish Grabber – Blue Robotics

 

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How to control the grabber using Boxfish Alpha Control Station 

To use the grabber, power on the ROV and Control Station. You will use the 
controls shown below.  

The grabber will be visible in the front camera on the 17” screen in the Control 
Station lid. 

 

1.

 

Grabber open control button

. Press and hold the button to open the 

grabber arms. While holding the button, the arms will move slowly apart until 
the grabber is fully open. Release the button when you’d like the arms to 
stop opening, or when the arms are fully open.  

2.

 

Grabber close control button

. Press down and hold the button to start to 

close the grabber arms. The arms will move slowly together until the grabber 
is fully closed. Release the button to stop moving the arms towards the 
closed position. 

3.

 

Pitch/roll joystick

: You may need to pitch the ROV forward to pick up 

objects from the bottom. Use the roll settings too if the object is at an angle. 
Both pitch and roll are controlled by the centre joystick on the Control 
Station. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Newton Subsea Gripper

Page 1: ...Boxfish Grabber Blue Robotics All rights reserved Information and specifications may change at any time without notice p0 Grabber Manual Blue Robotics Grabber for Boxfish ROV...

Page 2: ...Boxfish Grabber Blue Robotics p1 All rights reserved Information and specifications may change at any time without notice...

Page 3: ...ounting the grabber to the ROV 4 3 1 Mounting components 4 3 2 Mounting configuration for shipping storage 4 3 3 Mounting the grabber for a dive 5 4 How to control the grabber using the Control Statio...

Page 4: ...wish to dive without it 4 Reattaching the grabber again after disconnecting it Boxfish ROV shown with grabber accessory installed 2 About the grabber accessory The grabber is shown below as it appears...

Page 5: ...ing bracket to hold the grabber in place We have permanently attached the bottom plate of the bracket to the float 3 2 Mounting configuration for shipping storage When you receive your Boxfish ROV the...

Page 6: ...ate of the mounting bracket to the bottom plate Note that mounting screw may differ from picture shown 2 Take out the screw and remove the top of the mounting bracket by sliding it horizontally toward...

Page 7: ...arms will move slowly apart until the grabber is fully open Release the button when you d like the arms to stop opening or when the arms are fully open 2 Grabber close control button Press down and h...

Page 8: ...ms While holding the button the arms will move slowly apart until the grabber is fully open Release the button when you d like the arms to stop opening or when the arms are fully open 2 Grabber close...

Page 9: ...into the ROV 7 1 How to remove grabber cable This procedure involves releasing the vacuum from the ROV so that you can remove the grabber port plug from the pressure vessel You will also need to loca...

Page 10: ...the cable safely in your accessories box Note that the penetrator plug has a single pin protruding from it so please store it with adequate protection 8 Put a port plug in the grabber port and screw i...

Page 11: ...lug by applying a thin coating of silicone grease 4 Unscrew the collar from the port plug in the GRAB port and take the port plug out 5 Line up the grabber cable plug with the port The grabber cable p...

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