BLUEPRINT LAB | Advanced Robotic Arms for Harsh Environments

REACH BRAVO

Dexterous, Tough, Easy to Control.
An advanced, all-electric robotic arm for inspection class Remotely Operated Vehicles.

REACH ALPHA

The Worlds Smallest, Lightest
Underwater Manipulator.
A revolutionary capability for ROV operations.

FIELD PROVEN

Advanced robotic arms designed for harsh environments.

Robotic Manipulators Enhancing Remotely Operated Vehicles

We set out to make the smallest, all-electric underwater robotic arms in the world and succeeded.

This filled a capability gap for users of portable Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and enabled subsea tasks previously reserved for larger underwater vehicles.

Our customers include military organisations, service providers for the oil and gas industry conducting pipe and tank inspections, and scientists wanting to further their research in underwater robotics and marine biology.

Product Overview

With high accuracy (0.1°) joint positioning and our master/slave topside controller, Reach Alpha is the world’s smallest, smartest, and most dexterous clsss of robotic manipulator for the portable ROV community.

Designed to conduct Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) tasks usually reserved for human divers, this class of seven-function, subsea robotic manipulator is compact, light-weight, smart, and tough.

With one-to-one joint matching and comfortable design, the Master Arm reduces ROV training time and enables dexterous tasks not possible with traditional control methods.

The Reach Control software package provides an intuitive interface between operator and manipulator system. Advanced features including kinematic control and workspace definition enable the conduct of complex tasks in remote and hostile environments.

Reach System accessories offer increased functionality and versatility to ROV’s. The Reach light is a tough and reliable subsea light, with zero light-leaking. The Reach Tilt offers actuated vision in a small package, ideal for operators wanting to keep payload to a minimum.

Responsive Integration Support

1000+ Hours Logged

Responsive Remote Support

12 Month Warranty

Extended Warranty, Spares Packages & Service Plans Available

INTEGRATED AND PROVEN ON LEADING REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES

With 1000+ hours of operational time, our products are proven to live up to the toughness, reliability, and usability required for underwater inspection and intervention in complex environments.

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See What Our Customers Are Saying

"In our search for the perfect subsystems (robotic arms and underwater vehicles), we came across the Alpha 5 arm that has all the characteristics we were looking for: it is small, lightweight and electrically actuated. The Alpha 5 is integrated with ROS and this is an enormous bonus for us, as we can easily integrate it with the other subsystems in the UVMS configuration. The Blueprint Lab team responded to all our questions, they delivered the system without any delays, and they continue to support and answer all our needs after the system has been delivered."

Corina BarbalataAssistant Professor, Louisiana State University

"Have had the pleasure of using the Blueprint Lab 5 function arm coupled with master arm controller for a number of days on a deep water project and it is a great piece of equipment, just like having your hands down there on the ROV. Has made it easy to achieve the results we were after".

David WhillasManager, Topaz Subsea

Integrated and Proven
on leading Remotely
Operated Vehicles

To date, we’ve worked with vehicle manufacturers, service providers, and other ROV operators to integrate, test, and deploy our underwater robotics into the field.

With 1000+ hours of operational time, our products are proven to live up to the toughness, reliability, and usability required for underwater inspection and intervention in harsh environments.

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Hear what our
Customers say

Vehicle integrations include: SRS Fusion, Teledyne Seabotix vLBV300, VideoRay Pro4, Pro5, MSS Defender, BlueRobotics BlueROVs (and Heavy Configuration), Oceanbotics SRV-8, SEAMOR, and many more custom applications.

Trusted by

As well as:
Louisiana Sate University • Universitat de Girona • Shanghai Ocean University • Shenyang University • Australian Centre for Field Robotics • Teledyne Seabotix

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I get an idea of the price range?

Our units start at USD $2,500 for single function actuators and the Reach 5 Mini starts at around USD $22,000.

What is the standard lead time?

Single and dual function actuators: 8 weeks
3F+ Manipulators: 10-12 weeks
Faster lead-times may be secured at a premium

Can I get a 3D model?

Yes, on request – let us know what you’re trying to do.

Is there an API/SDK?

Yes! We provide a Software Developers Kit and Communication Protocol Document for developers looking to create custom interfaces.

We’re doing research and need to know more about the manipulator. Can we?

Of course! For research customers, we have available a data pack including mass-inertia, kinematic, and hydrodynamic properties, DH parameters, and approximate torque-current relationships. See Here.