![Artemis: a Bluefin 21 AUV owned and operated by Phoenix International](http://www.ipsubsea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Artemis-Bluefin-21-300x61.jpg)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) provide additional advantages of:
- Compact and portable
- Multiple sensor technology options
- Invisible from surface
- Operates at depth with minimal impact
- Round-the-clock operations
- Quick battery/data swap turnaround
- Multiple unit advantage in swarm configuration
- Periodic surface for program updates
- Lowest fuel costs
- Smallest survey environmental footprint
![Bluefin AUV Products](http://www.ipsubsea.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Bluefin-AUV-Products-300x193.jpg)