The Sexton Corporation

05/08/2026

The Sexton Corporation is proud to host the livestream for the MATE ROV Competition tomorrow in Newport, Oregon! We’re excited to welcome the next generation of engineers, scientists, and innovators as student teams put their underwater robotics skills to the test right here on the Oregon coast.

See our YouTube link for the livestream below!

From remotely operated vehicles to real-world marine technology challenges, the competition is an incredible opportunity for students to showcase their creativity, teamwork, and technical skills while exploring careers in ocean engineering and marine science.

We’re honored to support STEM education and help inspire future leaders in marine technology and ocean exploration.

📍 Newport, Oregon
📅 Tomorrow
🤖 MATE ROV Competition

Good luck to all competing teams — we can’t wait to see what you’ve built!

Hosted at the Newport Aquatic Center, the Oregon Regional is a dynamic event for SCOUT, NAVIGATOR, and RANGER class teams. As the official regional hub for r...

09/17/2025

This week we are hanging out at the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) conference in Tampa, Florida. Hot topics are underwater live streaming, technology consulting, and 3D imaging. Sexton is uniquely qualified and ready to help with each of those needs!

09/16/2025

It was an incredible experience to be a part of this project, and it remains a pleasure to continue working with the team at Fisheye Collaborative on their systems and research! Please check out the video and their website for more information: https://www.fisheyecollaborative.org/

05/12/2025

The 2025 MATE ROV Competition Oregon Regional Competition took place this last weekend! If you haven't already seen Sexton's underwater livestream, click the link below to see all the action beneath the surface!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9HLp-STbM

Thank you Marine Technology Society - Oregon, Oregon State University, and Oregon Sea Grant for allowing us to be apart of this incredible event.

05/10/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-9HLp-STbM

Hosted at the Newport Aquatic Center, the Oregon Regional is a dynamic event for SCOUT, NAVIGATOR, and RANGER class teams. As the official regional hub for r...

02/20/2025

Meet Bumble Bee, the Hatfield Innovation Lab’s new ROV.

Bumble Bee is a shallow-water class ROV by Blue Robotics that works in waters up to 100 meters deep.

This ROV will be available as a shared instrument within the Hatfield research community and visiting researchers. It will serve as a development platform for testing prototypes of tools created in the iLab that can be attached to robotic vehicles. The ROV will also be available for community education and outreach events like the annual MATE ROV competition.

Many thanks to Ken and Adrienne Sexton, who provided financial support to purchase this instrument. Learn more about the Hatfield iLab at https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/ilab

Oregon State University
College of Agricultural Sciences - Oregon State University
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences - Oregon State University
College of Science, Oregon State University
Oregon State University Foundation
The Sexton Corporation
College of Engineering - Oregon State University
Roundhouse Foundation
NOAA Fisheries West Coast
USFWS Fisheries
STEM at Sea-Oregon
MATE ROV Competition

12/02/2024

10/15/2024

It’s been five years since we finished work on this 3D Cinematic Stereo Video Capture system for . Deemed the “MBARI Stereo” and designed in partnership with , this enclosure housed two Z-Cam E-2’s with fisheye lenses and chemically strengthened dome ports. Installed on Doc Ricketts ROV, this system is able to record ~180 degree cinematic stereo up to 4000 meters. Using a fiber optic data connection this system can provide low-latency feeds to both the ROV pilot and duplicate feeds for simultaneous scientific analysis.

This system was apart of the discovery of a 100,000 + year old Mammoth Tusk offshore of California at 3,700 meters! Story Below ⬇️

Story : https://www.mbari.org/news/researchers-recover-ancient-mammoth-tusk-during-deep-sea-expedition/

10/07/2024

Last week our team at Sexton went out to Newport, OR to test our new sensing, camera, and light package for capturing in-situ images & data from inside crab traps developed with partners .

We had a successful deployment, capturing both image (first picture) and data (conductivity/salinity, depth, temperature, & dissolved oxygen) each minute of deployment. We believe that this system, in tandem with our new deck box interface, will allow crabbers & other fishers, scientists, and managers alike gain a better understanding of subsea conditions and population dynamics of key species, especially in areas not spatially represented by glider, buoy, and other conventional research instruments.

Thank you to our partners for their collaboration on this success!

09/26/2024

This past week teamed up with Blue Robotics's Tony White to test our Canon VR Salty Surf Housings Adaptor which we developed in collaboration with Meta and our STEREOLABS ZedHead underwater stereo vision system on the BlueRov in Kona, Hawaii! It was a fantastic collaboration between our two companies, and we hope to work closer together to bring more innovative solutions into the underwater technology space.

➡ Stay tuned tomorrow for a link to our underwater VR video of Puako Turtle Cleaning Station in Kona, Hawaii!