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April 19, 2007

Ballard firm uses robots for underwater projects

  • Ballard Diving & Salvage has invested $1 million in robots to develop a niche in underwater work such as salvage, inspections and repairs.
    • By LYNN PORTER
    Journal Staff Writer

    Photos courtesy of Ballard Diving & Salvage
    Ballard Diving & Salvage used two underwater robots to lay high-voltage cable in Alaska.

    LAST YEAR when the Washington State Department of Corrections laid a power cable in Puget Sound from Steilacoom to the McNeil Island Corrections Center, it used a Ballard firm to ensure the line was positioned correctly.


     
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