CHASING Grabber Arm 2

What is CHASING ROV CHASING Grabber Arm 2?

The Grabber Arm 2 is an underwater manipulator accessory built by Chasing for use with their remotely operated vehicles. It is a two-jaw clamp system with interchangeable tool heads, giving pilots the ability to physically interact with objects, samples, or debris beneath the surface rather than just observing them through the camera.

Key features

• Two-jaw clamp design — A balanced parallel-jaw layout grips objects evenly, which matters when you are working blind through a camera feed and current is pushing the ROV around.
• Interchangeable tool heads — Swap the working end to match the job, so a single arm can move between grabbing, hooking, or specialty retrieval tasks without buying a new manipulator.
• Built for Chasing ROVs — Designed as a first-party accessory, it mounts to compatible Chasing platforms and is controlled through the same pilot interface you already use.
• Pilot-operated grip — Open and close the jaws on demand from the surface controller, letting you place and release items with intent instead of guesswork.
• Submersible construction — Sealed to operate alongside the ROV at depth, so it stays in the water for the full length of a dive rather than being a topside-only tool.
• Compact footprint — Sized to attach to a consumer or prosumer ROV without dramatically changing the vehicle's profile or handling in the water.

Who is CHASING ROV CHASING Grabber Arm 2 for?

This arm is aimed at ROV pilots who have moved past pure exploration and want their vehicle to actually do something on the bottom. Think aquaculture operators checking nets, search-and-recovery hobbyists retrieving lost gear, dock and hull inspectors clearing small debris, or researchers collecting samples. It assumes you already own a compatible Chasing ROV and are comfortable flying it in real conditions.

How does CHASING ROV CHASING Grabber Arm 2 compare?

Compared to bare camera-only ROVs, adding a manipulator like this fundamentally changes what the vehicle is for - you stop being a spectator and start being able to recover, sample, and intervene. Against industrial-class manipulators on commercial work-class ROVs, it is far simpler and far less expensive, trading multi-axis articulation for a straightforward grip-and-release that most prosumer missions actually need. Against generic third-party clamps, the advantage is native integration with the Chasing ecosystem, so you are not improvising mounts, power, or controls.