October 12, 2005
Robotic fish in London Aquarium
The London Aquarium has a special new attraction: A Cyber Fish, inspired by a common carp, which is able to avoid objects and swim around a specially designed tank. The fish is sized at 50cm long, 15cm high and 12cm wide and is able to swim at a speed of 50 cm per second. The speed has been reduced to prolong battery life though. The fish are reported to move very lifelike, and people tend to think they are real animals.
[via Science News Daily]