Rob Beacons News Today

Deep sea, called a remotely operating vehicle, r.o.b. for short. >> are you getting a signal on the r.o.b. beacons as well? >> reporter: the multimillion dollar machine is tethered to a vessel, dropped in the water by a cable and slowly, remotely lowered to the sea floor by pilots in a control room located inside the ship. >> reporter: the r.o.b. is equipped with cameras. >> a pilot monitor, and a co-pilot monitor. >> reporter: meaning an r.o.b. like this one could lay the first eyes on the wrec...