hi! we're OceanOptic.

we’ve been building an underwater inspection submersible for the past year.

Journey

1. designed and prototyped a watertight frame in Fusion, printed in PLA and reprinted in PETG after the PLA faced water leakage.
2. experimented with acrylic pressure tubes to create watertight seals for the electronics, camera and LEDs, enclosed with O-ring seals and an epoxy seal for the PETG endcaps.
3. depth tested everywhere: from bathtubs and commercial pools at ~2 m down to ~85 m in freshwater lakes, all tethered via a 100 m line, with pressure-chamber validation up to 8.5 bar.

Nationally recognized — an Ingenious+ innovation award from the Rideau Hall Foundation.

Our current iteration finds structural defects in subsea infrastructure (pipelines).

Do you wanna join or support us? Let's talk