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From the depths of the human mind and the blog of Oddbill comes robot fish. Geniuses at the Human Centred Robotics Group at Essex have developed robots that mimic fish undulations for movement.

Instead of the conventional rotary propeller used in ship or underwater vehicles, the undulation movement provides the main energy of a robotic fish. The observation on a real fish shows that this kind of propulsion is more noiseless, effective, and maneuverability than the propeller-based propulsion. The aim of our project is to design and build autonomous robotic fishes that are able to reactive to the environment and navigate toward the charging station.

Call us when you have the robot dolphins perfected. We’re ready and able to order an entire pod. Never you mind what we need them for. It will be safer for all if you don’t interfere.

(via oddbill)

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