Tag: ROBOTFISH

Over-fishing poses a severe threat to many fish species, but scientists around the world are currently hoping to stock various bodies of water with an impervious new breed. These mechanical robo-fish won't provide valuable sustenance, though, but they could provide scientists with beneficial information about pollutants, water temperature, and algae and oxygen levels. English researchers are ...

Researchers at the University of Essex in Colchester, England have come up with an original and awesome way to study pollution in the Thames River: pollution-detecting schools of robotic fish. No joke. The £2.5 million (about $1.8 million US dollars) project backed by the European Union is an example of what brilliant people can do if given the right financial backing. The robo-fish will ...