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U.S. Navy Curv Deep Sea Retriever Vehicle (1967)

1967 · Short film · 14 min

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The CURV (Cable-controlled Undersea Remote Vehicle) was a pioneering underwater drone developed by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in San Diego (some sources say Pasadena, California) in the early 1960s. It was initially designed to recover test ordnance such as torpedoes lost off San Clemente Island at depths as great as 2,000 feet (610 m). CURV was the pioneer for teleoperation. CURV was also a prototype for remotely operated underwater vehicles and a pioneer for teleoperation. It became…

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