Our Syringe Buoyancy Engine is available for release. All the parts are available in the downloads section now. The design uses a Medline 30mL Luer Lock disposable syringes (part number SYR130010), and a common M3 /55mm shaft linear actuator module. Originally the thinking was that BBs could also be added to a hollow piston when a …
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New Research Project: Buoyancy Engines
Rumblefish is spinning up a new long-term project to explore using tiny buoyancy engines in drones and ROVs. Most small to mid size drones and ROVs don’t use a buoyancy control engine at all. They use either an upward facing thruster to push them “down” into the water, or rely on hydrodynamic forces on control …