Solar Power Test
Grant may not be much of a cook but he is a master reheater! So he put his skills to use on the SeaPod Eco to use the stove to warm up some food as a test of the batteries which were charged completely by solar power. Up until now, the SeaPod has been tied […]
Expedition Vessel Completed
We are happy to have the expedition vessel completed! This tiny boat will bring us massive views of the underwater world so that we can better plan and find locations to anchor our SeaPods, especially in deep water.With the ability to “see” about 2000 meters below the surface of the ocean, we should have no […]
Outer Wall Molds
Here we have a look at the master plug for the walls of the SeaPod Eco model. This plug is the exact shape of the final product and will be used to create the production molds which are negative molds. Having the production molds ready to go means that we can start full-speed production of […]
Expedition Vessel in production
“Ocean Builders Deep Sea Explorers”: How does that sound? Mysterious and exciting at the same time right?Well, with the device we are crafting right now, it will be exactly who we will be because in about a month, we will be doing seafloor topography mapping!Indeed, we aim to conduct some underwater exploring to potentially find […]
Building an underwater room
On our factory update today, we want to show you how we are working with steel to create an underwater room. Yes, THAT! Underwater….room! As you can imagine, it’s a rather complicated process altogether, even though we are well equipped to deal with that kind of task.It differs from the tubes we usually make because […]
Underwater Room Steel Arrived
“Special delivery for Grant Romundt of Ocean Builders, can you sign the receipt?”Looks like our underwater room has arrived! Well…not exactly, but thanks to Grant’s detailed explanation of what the steel delivery will be used for, you can almost imagine the end result.Along with the underwater room steel, we also received the center spar material, […]
Spar Winder in Full Production
The spar manufacturing is now in full production mode thanks to our innovative spar winding machinery. It’s fiberglass time everyone!We have definitely evolved from our first spar building that took 3 months, as the new method will drastically improve our production time to about 3 weeks. We are so thrilled that things are progressing so […]
TriPod Floatation Design Changes
We take advantage of a beautiful sunset to take you through a few changes we have made on the TriPod floatation design.It’s easy to understand, but the best way to explain everything to you is to go through a few diagrams, and thanks to Grant’s teacher mindset, it is actually very clear! As you know, […]
First public overnight experience
A few days ago, we had the pleasure to welcome our very first guest on the SeaPod! Patti Zanin won our overnight giveaway on September 21st at the Day One Global Launch Event. Patti is very familiar with our beloved sustainable mindset as she is managing business for Sprout.AI Solutions, which is an indoor vertical […]
Spar Winder Mechanism Production
In today’s factory update, we have a lot to show you. The subfloor of the SeaPod Eco model number 2 is almost done, and the spar winder mechanism is also progressing very well!On the subfloor topic, we have worked very hard to complete the second half and we have already assembled together the 26 sections […]
Assembling Subfloor sections on SeaPod Eco #2
We are now entering production mode of our SeaPod Eco models and unit number 2 is now in progress!Specifically, we are now working on the subfloor section of the Pod. What you can see is worth 2 days of work, so that is quite impressive. The bottom section should be completed within a week prior […]
Spar Winder Cylinder
We have a cylinder! The flat piece of fiberglass that we started with is starting to take the shape of a 5.5 meters long cylinder. It is still thin enough for us to roll it into a cylinder and we are using round guides on the inside of the tube to help get it as […]
Spar Winder!
What you see here is what will be the center spar of the SeaPod Eco unit #2! Now, you may be wondering how this big flat square of fiberglass will become the cylindrical tube shape that our spars have. It may not look like it now, but there is a method to our madness!So we […]
Final Subfloor Section of SeaPod Eco #2 ready
The guys have been making some serious progress on the subfloor section for SeaPod Eco Unit #2! As you can see in the video below, the crew is wrapping up some finishing work on the final section and it’ll be installed with the rest of the sections this afternoon!It takes quite a bit of work […]
Production on SeaPod Eco #2 has begun!
Things are rolling again here at the factory now that we have started the production process on the second SeaPod Eco unit. We are delighted with the first unit that everyone got to check out at the global launch and now it is time to get the second one built.As you can see here, we […]
Community Service – Salvaging an abandoned boat to prevent diesel contamination
Sometimes something needs to be done to protect the community you care about. That’s why we decided to salvage an abandoned boat that had strong environmental damage potential.It happens all around the world: boats, which we could think are the jewels, the pride of their owners, get abandoned and quickly, without the care and regular […]
Jetski Lift
Ocean Builders is of course synonymous with innovation. Sometimes, this research and development is focusing on new technologies, sometimes on lifestyle, but sometimes it also relates to fun.More precisely in this article’s case, it relates to making adult’s toys easier to handle, increasing the amount of fun.Indeed, we all have these fun toys we really […]
Infrared Gesture AI
We are back with Omer for an updated look at the progress that he has been making on our Gesture AI technology. Gesture AI allows you to control different things in your home by simply waving your hand or making certain gestures that the system will recognize.This sounds crazy, but the video below will help […]
Astro in-water testing
We are back out on the Pod with Grant for a quick look at the ASTRO(Autonomous Surface Trash Recycling Operations) drone. Check out this interview with Connor about the project. The guys have it in the water and they’re breaking it in and configuring the setup for it. For the moment we are still developing […]
Fiberglass Chopper Spray Gun
Grant Romundt Technology
Grant is on today to explain to us the way the fiberglass gun works. It can take a lot of time to apply the material on whatever surface we want to apply it onto, so we always try to improve all our processes.Unfortunately, the machine we received isn’t working how we hope to, so we’re […]