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ORB Scuba Diving Helmet – Is This The Future Of Diving?

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A conceptual design for a helmet based Closed Circuit Rebreather (CCR) has surfaced online called the ORB (Oxygen Rebreather) Scuba Diving Helmet.

The concept has been created by Thomas Winship, a 3rd Year student at Staffordshire University in the UK.  The idea behind the helmet is to try and reduce the amount of heavy and bulky equipment used by a Scuba Diver to increase the overall experience.

ORB (oxygen rebreather) Scuba Diving Helmet Concept
ORB (oxygen rebreather) Scuba Diving Helmet Concept

Whilst only conceptual drawings right now, Winship has created a full scale model to demonstrate the helmet and show of how branding might work.

Winship describes the design to design website Tuvie:

“ORB Scuba Diving Helmet is made up of several layers of pressure resting materials to stop ears becoming pressurized. The outer shell and most of the extremities are made of abs plastic with a matt finish. Equipped with Bluetooth technology, this product is designed to allow others to communicate and socialize while underwater, sharing information about their environment”

You can see more at Winship’s Concept Gallery on Behance.

Is this the future of diving equipment?  Let us know in the comments below.

ORB (oxygen rebreather) Scuba Diving Helmet Concept
ORB (oxygen rebreather) Scuba Diving Helmet Concept
Stephan Whelan
Stephan Whelanhttps://www.deeperblue.com
Stephan is the Founder of DeeperBlue.com. His passion for the underwater world started at 8 years old with a try-dive in a hotel pool on holiday that soon formulated into a lifelong love affair with the oceans. In 1996 he set up DeeperBlue.com and has grown the site to be the most popular diving website and community in the world.

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