BIOSwimmer robot mimics the humble tuna fish
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BIOSwimmer™ in the water during testing. Note: the tether line is for the camera, not for the fish (Photo: Boston Engineering Corporation’s Advanced Systems Group in Waltham, Massachusetts)
Scientists believe the tuna fish has a natural body framework that's tailor-made for UUV-like machines (Image: Jane Baker, DHS, S and T)
Article Summary
Scientists involved in robotics research are increasingly looking toward biological systems for solutions to specific challenges, and when one considers that nature has been solving problems for rather a lot longer than we humans have, this makes sense. Such is the reasoning behind BIOSwimmer: an underwater surveillance robot created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S and T) that takes its design cues from the tuna fish.
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