Scientists built a robot fish to spy on hard-to-find ocean animals

Capturing marine life up close is tricky, but this robot could be a novel solution.

Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a soft, robot fish called SoFi, which can swim on its own and is lifelike in its movements as to not disturb other sea animals.

Made of silicon rubber and flexible plastic, SoFi can swim, handle currents, snap photos and videos at depths of more than 50 feet (15 metres) for up to 40 minutes at a time. 

These results are based on test dives conducted in Fiji’s Rainbow Reef, and were documented in the journal Science Robotics. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Scientists built a robot fish to spy on hard-to-find ocean animals