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Autonomous RoboFish at the London Aquarium

Posted by Zonk on from the i-want-a-robolemur dept.

mikael writes "The London Aquarium currently has an exhibit based on autonomous robotic fish. Each fish is 50 cm long, 15 cm high, and 12cm wide with a maximum swim speed of 50cm/second with battery life lasting up to 5 hours at half speed. The BBC has more details (with video). Many more videos are available at the Robotics Video Gallery." From the article: "We have embedded sensors on board - so, unlike the previous fishes that have remote controls, these are fully autonomous and artificial-intelligence based ... This one is more life-like - it mimics normal swimming and sharp turning ... People get confused and think it's a real fish."

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  1. Solar Powered? by pilotcam · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Just think, if they were only solar powered...

  2. Too bad its London Aquarium.... place is a joke by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I've been to dozens of aquariums all over the world and that one is nearly the worst.

  3. Tunaring Test by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Can real fish tell the difference? Do they react like they would to another fish...assuming real fish DO react to other fish, I mean. I don't know anything about fish but at least I'm anonymous.

  4. This would... by charlie763 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This would be great for displaying an extinct species or a species that is difficult in captivity. Sure, it's not the real thing, but it is a nice alternative. Also, this sort of thing might be good for aquariums that have little funding to maintain many living fish.

    I don't know why this would be useful, but it wure would be cool to have a robotic fish buddy while SCUBA diving.

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