Robot Fish to Patrol Harbors

Gijon,

The 1,5 meter long, $40,000 robot fish are soon to be patrolling the harbor of Gijon, in Northern Spain, with the intent of discovering toxic waste and leaks from ships.

These fish are the result of a mission by the EU-commission in order to examine the water quality in harbors in an effective and good way. Should the robots detect any toxic waste, it will swim to the main land and report its findings.

 

"By using robot fish, we're building on several hundreds of millions of years of evolution that is extremely energy efficient", says Rory Doyle of the developing firm BMT Group. "We wanted the robot fish to resemble living fish to the longest extent possible, to not interfere with the subsea animal life", he continues.

 

The robots can last several hours under water, and are automatically programmed to return to a recharging station. The robot fish might well serve their purpose, but how they will be protected against shark attacks remains to be seen.

 

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