We are developing our own home automation app that will be used to control and monitor the various systems within the home. This app will be like the control center to control the lights, temperature, appliances, music, blinds, door locks, and also be able to check the status of the many sensors that are part […]

Here we have what we are calling the “digital twin” of our first delivery drone build. This digital rendering is an exact image of what the drones will look like, down to the millimeter. We can use this model to 3D print individual pieces and see how everything fits together.This is essentially what the finished […]

Grant is back to give us a walkthrough of the new user interface for the Pod Companion app which will be used to control everything inside the SeaPod, EcoPod, and GreenPod. The design that you see here is hopefully going to be pretty close to at least the launch version of the app. We want […]

So we know that the delivery drone will fly, but it needs to be able to carry and deliver packages to the destination. To make that happen, we are using an electromagnet that will secure the payload during flight. Electromagnets work by using electricity to magnetize themselves and can turn off the magnetization by turning […]

The marine environment is extremely harsh for things like electronics, and with us building a smart home that will float in the ocean, corrosion is one of our biggest enemies. We need our homes to stand the test of time so one of our biggest ongoing priorities is to find ways to protect the electronics […]

Here we have a demonstration from Omer to show what the live view camera can see and also the “control center” for the custom-built delivery drone. This system is designed to fly autonomously and land and takeoff from the SeaPod or EcoPod home. To do this, the drone has to be able to see where […]

Here we have a quick video showing the first time that we fired up the motors on the drone and also the first indoor hover test for our custom-built delivery drone. After we got everything assembled and wired up, the next step is to turn it on and make sure that everything works and so […]

Our original Manta project has taken a bit of a turn in a different direction, and we have been making good progress on it so far. The ASTRO(Autonomous Surface Transport & Recycling Operations) ASV(Autonomous Surface Vessel) has some pretty important differences from the original Manta idea.There are two main parts of the ASTRO name. The […]

Here are some progress pictures of the construction of our custom-built delivery drone. We started with the main airframe and now we are moving into getting everything assembled and wired together. We are utilizing our 3D printing technology to make our own custom parts for the drone so that they fit the exact specifications that […]

One of our goals for the SeaPod, EcoPod, and GreenPod was to have a system in place where we can make deliveries to and from the home in a quick, safe, and convenient manner. We determined that the best way to make that happen was with an aerial delivery drone that can fly from a […]

The SeaPods and EcoPods will be deployed primarily in warm, humid climates like you will find here in Linton Bay, Panama where our factory is. In order to combat the heat from the sun and keep things comfortable inside the home, we wanted to have an air conditioning system that could handle the climate control […]

The drinkable water system in the SeaPod is a complex system where the water goes through several steps. One of the biggest problems with desalination through reverse osmosis is that it strips the water of all of the minerals and leaves you with what is called “technical water” that doesn’t have the minerals that the […]

We recently celebrated Grant’s 50th Birthday and for his birthday, he received a pretty cool gift from his nephew(once-removed), Jaydin. Jaydin spent quite a bit of time building the first SeaPod in Minecraft and surprised Grant with it for his birthday! If you don’t know, Minecraft is a virtual 3D sandbox game where players can […]

One of the biggest challenges in building a home near or in the ocean is that the environment is very harsh for metals and electronics. When you add that with the fact that we are building a smart home that has considerably more electronics than a standard home, you can see that preventing corrosion is […]

Most of the custom PCB boards that we are using all throughout the Ocean Builders Pod homes are designed and made by us. Since these boards have very specific jobs, we found that the best option was to design and create our own boards.Omer is here with a quick video to show an example of […]

In the process of developing the Ocean Builders homes, we are doing things that have never been done before and building technology that has never been used before. When you are doing something totally new, you often have to create what you need since there are typically no options sitting on the shelf at the […]

Here we have our new ROV in action. We’ve been really excited about this collaboration with QC, and after unboxing, we couldn’t wait to get to grips with the controls and give our little ROV a test-dive. Our team is testing the ROV in the pool in order to get familiar with the controls and […]

It’s a beautiful day here, and we’re very excited to be unboxing our new ROV, or underwater drone. We feel especially thankful to QC, who have agreed to partner with us and have provided this ROV. Our plan is to build upon this and scale up to a fleet of ROVs that can be used […]

All of the Ocean Builders homes will be fully-equipped smart homes so we wanted to have a functional yet aesthetically pleasing way to control everything no matter where you are in your home. While you will be able to access the home automation app from your smartphone, these tablets will be mounted in different parts […]

One of the challenges with building a floating home is the need for variable buoyancy and adjustable ballast. On boats and ships, this process is fairly simple since it is basically just a matter of making the boat sit at the right level in the water. However, with a home, especially one sitting on a […]