RoCSI Integrated with OOR USV
Photo: Open Ocean Robotics
The Robotic Cartridge Sampling Instrument (RoCSI), an eDNA sampler rated for depths to 6,000 meters, has been integrated with the DataXplorer™, a solar-powered, all-electric, self-righting uncrewed surface vehicle manufactured by Open Ocean Robotics (OOR). This integration marks the first time an eDNA sampler has been paired with a solar-powered, uncrewed vehicle.
McLane began commercially manufacturing the ROCSI eDNA sampler in 2023 following a technology transfer partnership with the instrument’s developers from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) Innovations team in Southampton, UK. RoCSI’s compact size, combined with a high sample count capacity and an ability to preserve samples with a user-specified fixative, makes it particularly well-suited for vehicle integration.
RoCSI collects and preserves more then 40 water samples on-board using industry-standard 0.22 and 0.45 micron Sterivex™ filter cartridges. Depending on the power supply and storage, RoCSI can collect more than 40 samples with an optional in-line bleach flush system to prevent cross-contamination.
Selected by Stony Brook University’s science team for the DataExplorer™ integration, RoCSI’s adaptability to vehicle, shipboard, or moored applications, further showcases its versatility.
- See the Oct/Nov 2024 issue of ON&T magazine, A New Wave of Collaboration: Transforming eDNA Sampling Through Combined Technologies for more on the RoCSI Stoney Brook expedition
- Learn more about the RocSI here
- See video of RoCSI and DataXplorer in action in Shinnecock Bay, NY https://vimeo.com/1011382604
