From a garage to Swiss lakes and rivers: the story of Proteus, an underwater robot

In 2018, Christian Engler felt he'd studied enough theory at the ETH Zurich and longed to put it all into practice. It was evident to Christian that the best way to get hands-on experience was to start something himself. Others were not so sure. Especially when they heard about his ambition to revive a project from high school. The project involved underwater robots, also known as Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).