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A remotely controlled undersea vehicle has a manipulator arm articulated to a mast which is articulated on the vehicle. Jaws at the end of the arm are arranged to close around a collar of a conduit having an automatic connector end, and to connect control fluid passages of the jaws to passages in th

A remotely controlled undersea vehicle has a manipulator arm articulated to a mast which is articulated on the vehicle. Jaws at the end of the arm are arranged to close around a collar of a conduit having an automatic connector end, and to connect control fluid passages of the jaws to passages in the collar which communicate the control fluid to the automatic connector end.

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A remotely controllable undersea vehicle for connecting undersea conduits to submerged structures, said vehicle having a front and a back, and comprising, a frame, means on said vehicle for moving the vehicle along a floor of a body of water, means for controlling the vehicle from a support vessel a

A remotely controllable undersea vehicle for connecting undersea conduits to submerged structures, said vehicle having a front and a back, and comprising, a frame, means on said vehicle for moving the vehicle along a floor of a body of water, means for controlling the vehicle from a support vessel at the surface of the body of water, a first upright mast articulated on said frame, a first manipulator arm articulated on an end of said first mast, a gripping mechanism at the end of said arm, said gripping mechanism comprising first and second jaws, pivot means mounting the jaws for pivotal movement relative to each other between open and closed positions, motor means for opening and closing said jaws, and wherein the conduit which is connected is tubular and has an automatic connector end, and an external collar on the conduit outwardly of the automatic connector end and which can be engaged by the jaws of the manipulator arm, cooperating means on the collar and the jaws for connecting control fluid passages of the jaws with passages of the collar when the jaws are engaged on the collar, and duct means for transmission of the control fluid between the jaws and the automatic connector end.