Submersible robot system and methods of employing same

A submersible robot system for inspecting and/or grooming objects in a marine environment, the system comprising:

• a housing;
• a sensor configured to generate sensor data;
• a processor disposed in the housing and in communication with the sensor;
• a plurality of adhesion engines disposed within the housing, each adhesion engine in communication with the processor and comprising:
• a plurality of magnetic adhesion devices structured and arranged to secure the system to the object, each of the magnetic adhesion devices being mechanically switchable between a zero magnetic field and full magnetic field strength;
• a magnetic switch motor for mechanically switching on and off the magnetic adhesion devices;
• at least one grooming element;
• and
• a body rotation motor for moving the grooming element across a surface of the object;
• wherein the processor is configured to command the magnetic switch motor of each adhesion engine based on the sensor data, wherein a commanding of the magnetic switch motor of each adhesion engine causes the system to traverse the surface of the object.