1999
VideoRay is founded.

2000

VideoRay Pro - Weighing at 8 pounds with a depth rating of 152 meters (500 feet).

2002
VideoRay Pro II - Increased thrust by 80%, new lighting and an upgraded camera enhanced hydrodynamic performance and lowered power consumption.

2004
VideoRay Pro 3 - Introduced control through a laptop PC as a new alternative to the original panel and opened new possibilities for gathering and analyzing data. The Pro 3 also featured upgraded lighting, camera and thrusters, as well as optional capabilities that could be added on through the 9-pin accessory plug.

2004
VideoRay Deep Blue - Up to 305 m (1,000 feet), featuring a SeaSprite scanning sonar from Tritech and 335 m (1,100 feet) of tether.

2005
VideoRay Pro 3 GTO (Greater Thrust Option) - Added larger, more powerful thrusters to the original Pro 3 ROV, increasing the VideoRay`s potential speeds from 2.6 knots to 4.1 knots and giving it more stability in water currents.

2009
VideoRay Pro 4 - Deeper depth rating, hydrodynamic improvements, and significant improvements to camera and ballast adjustment. Completely computer driven by a sleek, intuitive, and powerful new software platform called VideoRay Cockpit, the Pro 4 is more advanced than anything else offered in its class, more than twice the vertical thrust of the Pro 3, 50% greater horizontal thruster, and a depth rating of 305 m (1,000 feet).

2012
VideoRay CoPilot by Seebyte - Offers autonomous control capabilities for MicroROVs for the first time. This revolutionary upgrade simplifies and enhances the VideoRay user experience by allowing full automation on a level not available anywhere else in the Inspection Class ROV market. CoPilot provides effortless and automatic navigation to underwater locations all while following a pre-defined mission regardless of changing currents and rough sea conditions.

2017
VideoRay Mission Specialist Defender - A concept which utilizes a system of interchangeable, modular components residing on a single, intelligent network. This topology provides an extremely flexible and customizable platform which can be easily adapted to target specific missions.

2018
VideoRay Mission Specialist Pro 5 - The Pro 5 configuration builds on the capabilities of the Pro 4 while adding the modularity, control, and power of VideoRay`s new MSS technology. The MSS Pro 5 is a 3-thruster system with a forward speed of over 4.4 knots.

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