No. Pamela is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive. You can operate it from a smartphone, tablet, or PC with minimal training. It's plug-and-play with no robotics background required.

Pamela supports both real-time sensor data (e.g. salinity, temperature, turbidity) and physical sample collection (e.g. microplastics, plankton). You can customize sensor payloads based on your monitoring needs.

Pamela can be launched from shore, piers, or small boats, and works in both freshwater and marine environments. It's lightweight and portable. No crane, no crew, and no vessel required.

We recommend using USV Pamela in waves less than 1m high. Pamela’s top speed is 1 m/s, so in areas of high current navigation may be limited to the downstream direction, or stationary sampling. 

Pamela comes delivered in a series of cases small enough to be checked as regular luggage on commercial flights. All components in Pamela are safe for air travel, but note the batteries need to be brought in the cabin luggage.

The base vehicle without payloads is 8kg. 

The manuals we provide with USV Pamela will guide you through setup, operation and maintenance. You do not need any special equipment or experience to get started. 

Data from the field can be downloaded from the remote controller. Data from sensors is displayed in real time and logged during the mission. Timestamped data with second accuracy is provided for GPS coordinates, pitch, roll, heading, speed, battery voltage and other technical parameters. All data can be exported from the remote controller using Quick Share.