hammercarp Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Check this out. Giant sea monsters aren't the only ocean-dwelling creatures to be mindful of when taking a dip it seems. The waters around northern Spain are soon to be invaded by swimming robots. Scientists are planning to release a school of robo-fish into the sea near Gijon to help detect pollution. Designed to resemble carp and swim like real fish, the 1.5m-long patrolling robots apparently won't scare neighbouring marine life – good to know. Each £20,000 robo-carp has an eight-hour battery life, beaming data back to researchers via Wi-FI when it returns automatically to a charging point. If all goes well, expect to see robo-fish in a river near you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightfisher Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 So the bait of choice to catch these may be a magnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Andrews Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 If they think they won't scare the marine life because they look like fish, then they're not very smart are they? Fish will pick up on any minute electrical impulses etc. However with the way these waters are traveled and watching fish act around divers, I doubt an experiment like this will bother anything anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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