Me: writing on a whiteboard Swedish people: writes on ikea boxes

Lol, 3 years? Sounds like we getting it early this time 😂

Simon, as a failsafe you could coat the electronics with MG chemicals silicone conformal coating. I use it on my quads and they will fly underwater.

Simon: "Pt. 2 in 3 years" Us: "..." "Looks like drones back on the menu boys!". 10/10 as always man.

I was hoping I could binge this series, and then i realized: "posted 1 hour ago" 😭

Awesome video! Waterproofing ain't easy, I always have trouble with it :/

5:43 The reason why it's not clear is that the leaves fell in the water and that coasted the darkness.

Simon, For the past three to four years I have volunteered as a Robotics Advisor to a group of very motivated middle schoolers who participate annually in a competition called the SeaPerch Challenge. Our teams, over the course of those years, have taken 1st, 2nd & 3rd place honors in regional competition events and usually 1st and 2nd at the international event. I would suggest that you reference the SeaPerch website to get some ideas/pointers on how the SeaPerch ROVs are constructed. The basic SeaPerch ROV is created from PVC Pipe, however, our teams have done more thinking outside the box and successfully created incredibly lightweight, streamlined ROVs made from 3D printed parts as well as from lightweight aluminum wire for the frame. Like you have learned, moisture control is essential. We have found spray bottles with screw caps make a more adjustable method to get the submersible to become neutrally buoyant. Can't wait to see Part 2 of this series. Thanks for the video!

the cable going up to the surface of the water is genius. You literally came up with a better idea than companies that build underwater drones lol. Well done Simon!

2:41 The best transition I have ever seen in the world 😂

I think his humor is so underrated, he makes cool stuff and is really entertaining doing so! Keep up the good work Simon😁

I LOVE this project. Exactly what RC hobby needs I have even been looking at some of the commercially available drones and they are all so over-priced. Really like the idea of the floating tethered Rx Tx only. Genius. Keep up the good work Sir.

The swedish milliary would like to know your location

Yes! Finally another video! Great work mate.

Your creativity keeps me coming back! See you in 3 years...

Go dual, an outer hull that keeps 99% of the water out, and an inner keeping 99% of the remaining 1% out. Gives you a dryer environment to work with the electronics. Only have to be a few mm between them. Watching this with great interest, you rock. :)

Sweden always so fresh! Super vid thanks!

Love the humour and the gadgets

This guy deserves more than a million subs..........keep up the great , entertaining work

0:45 that sound bruhh xD

This is incredible!Your videos are always super inspiring! I absolutely love it!

Cool project, looking forward to the next part.

very excite for part two

Hi, Bro. Welcome to Underwaters drones team. Waterproofing is main problem for every diy ROV. Use square germetic boxes from ali or plastic pipes. Waiting part 2!!

I love this idea

love ur projects!

0:45 OMG that writing sound 😬😬😬 got chills all over me please warn next time 😅 Great content 😄

Your video transitions are so great!

This is awesome

Always good for a laugh! Keep going Simon....Love the Videos!

Man you are a genius, keep up posting!

2:39 GENIUS transition!

Great idea man!

I had the idea of the cable-receiver on the top (instead of being connected directly to the commander) from about 6-7 years, i am happy that someone else from the other side of the world had the same idea

Love the humor dude. Keep up the good work.

Yes finally a new video 🤩

Leak tested in an indoor wheelbarrow? Brilliant upgrade from the kitchen sink.

You are no joke the funniest KZfaqr 🤣🤣🤣

God damn it I cant wait for the second part

10 minutes of pleasure

Maybe the water seeps in THROUGH the cables? Inside them? Most cables are not watertight, and especially multicore cables act like a wick.

lolll way to integrate the camera falling!! soo dope!

Good job

Great video 👍

you should use a "Tupperware" style container with snap lid for the body. Also, you could place a large syringe inside that with the nozzle outside of the box. Then a servo can be use to fill the syringe with water making the craft go down. When you want to come up you simply empty the syringe! Genius!

Yooo sick sponserhship. Can't wait for part 2

You are the best, really!!

I always wondered if this would work, it would definitely be a lot easier and cheaper! Plus if you have the bobber antenna attached to a spring system that retracts the cable as it comes closer to the surface is probably the best way to protect the transmission cable.

This man is a genius

YOU'RE INCREDIBLE

Cool invisible drone, and all that time painting and adding the googly eyes. 🤣😎

I love your vids!! I am always so happy when i get a notification that you uploaded!! Btw I am from Norway

love the vid

i love your videos, always make me laugh!

The boys getting sponsored?? Hell ya! More videos!

Your my fav KZfaqr

Nicely done. I've had success putting the electronics in a thick abs tube. That way they stay sealed and safe when you go deeper than 1m.

Nice jobs

I love your movies, thx for this funny stuff.

On waterproofing: I used to work on a commercial fishing vessel in Alaska for about half my life, so here's a few tips: 1. Sikaflex. It's about $8 a tube, water cures and is massively better than any shower sealant. We use it to repair cracks in fiberglass fish holds that need to seal and handle flexing and bashing around with thousand pound bags of fish. 2. Cables, hoses etc: a simple drilled pass through holes is very hard to seal. instead, you need some form of compression to pack a seal around it. a couple ways: * vertical: drill a tight hole in the sidewall, the cut a rectangle out, bisecting the hole. put sikaflex along the whole length of both parts, put the cable in and compress the whole thing together *or drill the small hole, but relieve the outer end just a little. make a washer or split washer that fits tight to the cable. Overfill the relief with sikaflex, then screw the washer on (compressing the sika tight all around the cable, with more surface than a thin hole would allow) *or make the box shape with a bottom plate as well. cut some gaps for motor wires, then fill with lots of sikaflex on both halves, put the wires in and compress. **final tips on that: clean/make sure the wires are clean before trying to seal. once they are clamped with sikaflex, don't touch it for a day (or you risk the seals). after that, they should be super rugged and resist movement while allowing a small flex. 3. access hatch: gasket it: buy some gasket material, cut to fit and sikaflex 1 side, so it always sticks to 1 side (no chance for contaminants or bulges to form). Also, don't put screws or bolts to the inside where they are prone to slow leak, put them to the outside, of the box/external Paint color: I like the frog green, but dayglow orange seems like a good choice for visibility. Pondering: I wonder how a green lazer pointing forward on it would look from the surface? final thought: enhancement: make a weakly sprung cable spool for the rc lead, so it automatically keeps the cable short.

Nobody: Simon: Uses an IKEA box instead of a sheet of paper

Dude I really enjoy your contect. Great presentation style.

welcome back man

Awesome.

For waterproofing cable easily you can buy cable glands, they come in all sizes for all sizes of cable. and you can easily print the hole they go trough. It's a secure way of waterproofing and they dont cost much and are re-usable. Anyway cool idea and you look/seem to be in more positive spirits than your last videos :)

Love it🔥👌👍😍

I like how your drone is Hydro-dynamic

Also a good idea to space the power electronics off the floor of the drone so pools of water don't immediately short it out.

If that cable is 100 meters long, then that guy and that drone are enormous!!!

"but who cares it got googly eyes" Simon 2020 Edit: wow this is cool my comment has like 60 likes, thanks guys :) 7:12

thank you msi for sponsoring

"Play in your mind" is imagine in english. Love the vids 👍👌

I was thinking of making a comment ripping on simon for his upload schedule, but I haven even used my 3d printer in months.

Did you change the settings in the Insta 360 to facilitate for the waterproof enclosure? The additional layer of glass affects the way the light bends and this is the reason why the camera didn't record anything. :(

you could use a smal air pump to pump air trough the connecting cable and push water out, in telecommunications we use this to keep water out of old leaky underground cables. or print in abs and use acetone + abs "Gooop" to reseal the layers together really really well- also good for really strong prints btw

I feel with you getting this thing waterproof. I had a similar project and it tooked me 2 years to get it watertight. The best option would be to use another case (no 3d printed one or print it with 10 layers vertical and no infill....) You also need a one part rubber seal like a ring and than you have to use that much screws, the seal ist getting pressed in pretty good.

SUPER INTERESTING PROJECT BIG THUMBS UP :D

Normal People : Submarine intellectuals : Under Water Drone

soooo nice to see the notification of a new video from your channel buddy !

Naturally Funny! LOL! Thanks for sharing!

Make a thingy underneath where you can put weights instead of inside.

I like your videos Dude! 🤪👍

thats so good :)

nice man

You freaking kill me dude. Lol. I love your vids and your commentary. ;)

nice vid man

Conformal coat anything electronic and it will save them. It has saved my DIY ROVs many times!

Have you considered acetone smoothed ABS? That's the most watertight material I ever tried, and keeps 40° hot tub water without leaks. Also you could make designed areas for weight/air outside the electronics bay, so you can adjust with a bit of water if needed. I really like the concept, but attach a fishing line to the floating part just for emergency use when it goes haywire. (We want to see the aftermath.)

As somebody who built an ROV for an international competition twice, I can say that building one is not "that" easy. And oh yeah, water is a huge issue. That thing can go even through the wires themselves!

Waiting for the next video :)

Older, lower frequency, AM/FM radios can penetrate into the water by a few feet. The only drawback is huge antennas. Model submarine builders use the old 72/75mhz. It could be something to explore.

the 360 cam footage underwater at the end has me laughing so hard. Keep up the videos!!

I subscribed 👍 i love what ur doing

i had same idea lol love your videos

The thumbnail looks like videogame art.

i have the one early MSI Stealth... i have to say .... that this invenstment was the best ive ever done, these things are very powerfull even for gaming. They didnt even getting hot

NOW THIS IS GOING TO BE EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT PART

Cool idea though!

Use a hose, like a air pressure hose between the flotation device and drone. Add pump in flotation device and pressurize the drone. You can run the cable inside the hose and it doesn't gets damaged as easily. Then you can make it fancy with pressure transducers to have just a little higher pressure inside the drone than the water so it doesn't explode if you rise from deep water 😅 Or just get someone to weld you a metal box. Snyggt jobbat från Sundsvall 👌

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