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Reach Bravo 7
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Reach Bravo 7
Reach RoboticsThe Reach Bravo 7 is a rugged, all-electric 7-function subsea manipulator arm produced by Reach Robotics (Sydney, Australia, founded 2016), designed for inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) tasks on work-class and observation ROVs. It offers 10 kg lift capacity at full reach (20 kg max), 900 mm reach, 450 MSW depth rating, and is controlled via master arm, gamepad, or API — it is fundamentally a teleoperated/human-driven system. Academic research groups (University of Michigan, University of Washington) are developing autonomous grasp-selection frameworks using the Reach Bravo 7 as a test platform, but these represent experimental research prototypes, not the product's operational mode. Several extracted facts pertain to entirely unrelated companies (ReachBot/Stanford, Reach Power, Mind Robotics, Bravo Dynamics) and are not relevant to the Reach Bravo 7.
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Specification
- lift_capacity
- 10 kg / 22 lb at full reach; 20 kg maximum lift
- reach
- 900 mm / 33.5 in
- weight_air
- 9.5 kg / 21 lb
- weight_water
- 4.5 kg / 10 lb
- wrist_rotation_speed
- 68° / s
- grab_speed
- 3 seconds
- power
- 24–48 V; 400 W nominal
- joint_range_of_motion
- J1: 118 mm linear; J2, J4, J7: continuous (360°+); J3, J5, J6: 180°
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Evidence-graded claims from the Reach Robotics deep report
The Reach Bravo offers a 10 kg lift capacity, 450 MSW depth rating, 900 mm reach, self-protection against collision, and 3D visualisation software.
All specifications derive solely from the official Reach Bravo product page [4]; no independent field test, customer report, or third-party review has verified these performance figures or the collision-protection and 3D visualisation features in operational conditions.
from Reach Robotics deep report →Reach Robotics secured an Australian Government Defence Innovation Hub contract as part of a $19M ADF investment to develop robotic clearance diver technology, reducing personnel risk through remote operations.
The contract is announced on Reach Robotics' own blog [10]; while the Defence Innovation Hub is a real government programme, no independent government press release, ADF announcement, or third-party news report in the dossier independently corroborates the specific contract award or the $19M figure attributed to Reach Robotics.
from Reach Robotics deep report →
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