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Finally ... RoboShark!

Posted by timothy on from the sans-frickin'-lasers dept.

Noryungi writes "Cousteau's grandson has built a robotic replica of a great white shark to better observe these animals in their natural environment. The robot-slash-submarine is able to mingle with the great white, and not draw their attention, thanks to a closed-circuit pneumatic propulsion system and cleverly disguised cameras. Do not miss the nice pictures next to the Wired article. Let the Dr Evil joke begin!"

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  1. Better article from Apple.com by jberkom · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...not likely to slow down much either.

    http://www.apple.com/pro/video/cousteau/

  2. Re:1,200 pounds by sTalking_Goat · · Score: 3, Informative
    As humans have a habit of touching things they are curious about with their fingers sharks satisfy it by biting.

    The one I've always heard is that if you get attacked by a Great White its probably because they've mistaken you for a Seal. Sharks supposedly don't like the tatste of human much, and don't actually eat the parts they've bitten off.Though that doesn't make you any less dismembered.

    That might be apocryphal though, so don't quote me.

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  3. Mac Attack! by eander315 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Wow, that was a bad subject. But it's not a joke. Apple has more material on their site than Cousteau does on his.

  4. Slow news day by OverlordQ · · Score: 2, Informative

    Welcome to 2004.

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  5. Ace Ventura / grandson of Jacque Cousteau by craXORjack · · Score: 4, Informative

    A submarine that looks like a Great White Shark?
    Why does this sound so familiar to me?
    I guess it's true that great minds think alike.

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  6. Video available from G4TV by bindster · · Score: 2, Informative

    Video shot before the robot was finsihed, but still has some good stuff, like the death of the mentioned first robot. http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/45548/It_ Swims_With_Sharks.html

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