British scientists have developed robotic fish to detect and transmit pollution data from rivers, lakes and seas. The budget for each fish is about $29,000 most of which is used to build robotic bait to catch them.
The reason the team made the robotic apparatus into fish is obvious. If they made the robots shaped like people, they’d have to spend extra money teaching them to swim.
The other advantage of making the robots fish-shaped is that, if they turn against us and try to terminate humanity, all we need to defeat them is a fishing pole and a grill.
Each robot is carp-shaped and nearly 5 feet long. Of course, by the time the scientists tell the fish story to their friends, they’re saying it’s over 6 feet long.
The fish are equipped with sensors to detect pollution, such as leaks from vessels, chemicals from pipelines, or dolphins tossing cigarette butts.
This technological development may have wider implications. For example, electronic singing novelty fish like Billy the Sea Bass may soon be obsolete.
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