Figure 2.
The ARIM benthic platform (X-Net®, Metas AS, Bergen, Norway) with the battery driven Rossia crawler. (a) and (b) show Rossia equipped with cameras and oceanographic sensors tested on-board R/V Alkor in November 2019 (a) and in laboratory (b). (c) shows the bottom platform (X-Frame and X-Node) with garage. (See Figure 3 for details about X-Net® (Metas AS, Bergen, Norway)). During the field tests Rossia was equipped with the basic payload and remotely controlled at 10 m depth through a surface buoy.