Below are a series of instructional videos that provide hands-on demonstrations of how to construct a SeaPerch.
Instructor: Chris Hansen, SeaPerch Technical Director
Resources Needed:
SeaPerch Kit
SeaPearch Construction Manual - 2016-01 (PDF 3.0 MB)
Description: Chris Hansen, SeaPerch Technical Director, walks you through the tools utilized in buliding a SeaPerch.
TIP: These videos are helpful to anyone who has never used power tools and soldering irons. If you have some knowledge and skills in this area, you can move on to Unit 1.
Title | Time | Download (MAC) | Download (PC) |
SeaPerch Basic Modules 1 Intro | 00:26 | .MOV (62.8 MB) | .MP4 (9.1 MB) |
Measuring PVC Pipe | 01:05 | .MOV (26.3 MB) | .MP4 (24.2 MB) |
Drilling PVC Pipe | 03:59 | .MOV (94.9 MB) | .MP4 (94.1 MB) |
Cutting the PVC | 01:03 | .MOV (25 MB) | .MP4 (24.4 MB) |
Cutting the Wire | 01:02 | .MOV (24.8 MB) | .MP4 (24 MB) |
Soldering | 03:49 | .MOV (90.5 MB) | .MP4 (87.7 MB) |
Description: Chris Hansen, SeaPerch Technical Director, with Fiona Redman and Gwen Gray will walk you through the entire process of how to build a SeaPerch frame.
After successfully completing this unit, you will have built and assembled the ROV frame
TIP: These videos cover pages 2 - 6 of the SeaPerch Construction Manual.
Title | Time | Download (MAC) | Download (PC) |
Unit 1.1: Cutting the PVC | 02:38 | .MOV (62.8 MB) | .MP4 (62.5 MB) |
Unit 1.2: Drilling the PVC | 02:13 | .MOV (53.3 MB) | .MP4 (52.9 MB) |
Unit 1.3: Assembling the SeaPerch | 03:39 | .MOV (87.6 MB) | .MP4 (87.1 MB) |
Materials Needed
Description: Chris Hansen, SeaPerch Technical Director, with Fiona Redman and Gwen Gray will walk you through completing your SeaPerch build.
In this unit, you will waterproof the motors using wax, install propellers, waterproof the tether cable and mount the thrusters onto the frame. You will also build the ROV's control box by mounting electrical components on a printed circuit board, assembling and connecting the power cord, and mounting the circuit board in the plastic control box. Finally you will balance your SeaPerch.
TIP: These videos cover Unit 2 and Unit 3 of the SeaPerch Construction Manual (pages 7 - 25.)
Title | Time | Download (MAC) | Download (PC) |
Unit 2.1 Taping the Motor | 06:50 | .MOV (164 MB) | .MP4 (164 MB) |
Unit 2.2: Drilling Holes in the Film Canisters | 01:41 | .MOV (39.7 MB) | .MP4 (39.7 MB) |
Unit 2.3: Connecting the Cable Tether Wires | 04:33 | .MOV (109.3 MB) | .MP4 (107 MB) |
Unit 2.4: Waterproofing the Motors | 06:02 | .MOV (144.5 MB) | .MP4 (144.5 MB) |
Unit 2.5: Attaching the Propellers | 07:45 | .MOV (185.7 MB) | .MP4 (185.6 MB) |
Unit 2.6: Building the Control Boxes | 17:05 | .MOV (408.4 MB) | .MP4 (408.3 MB) |
Unit 2. 7: Testing the Motors | 01:08 | .MOV (27.3 MB) | .MP4 (27.3 MB) |
Unit 2.8: Attaching the Motors | 10:57 | .MOV (263.2 MB) | .MP4 (263.1 MB) |
Unit 2.9: Mounting Tether Cable | 04:44 | .MOV (113.7 MB) | .MP4 (113.7 MB) |
Unit 2.10: Balancing the SeaPerch | 06:09 | .MOV (146.6 MB) | .MP4 (146.6 MB) |
Tools Needed