Thursday, July 1, 2010

'Robofish' makes friends with biological cousins (GIZMAG)


The stickleback Robofish (Photo:  Jolyon Faria, University of Leeds)

Scientists seem to like the idea of robotic fish, and why not? They have all sorts of potential applications including explorationpollution-detectioncommunications, or just for quiet contemplation. A team from the University of Leeds, however, have created a robotic fish that can do something no previous effort has laid claim to – fool other fish into thinking it’s one of them. Read More

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