Robot Fish To Hunt Down Pollution 55
An anonymous reader writes "According to the Financial Times, scientists are building a shoal of robot fish to be let loose in the port [of Gijon, Spain] to check on the quality of the water. The fish are equipped with tiny chemical sensors capable of detecting pollutants in the water. These let them home in on the sources of hazardous pollutants, such as leaks from vessels or undersea pipelines. Modeled on carp and costing about £20,000 ($29,000) each to make, the fish are to be lifelike in appearance and swimming behavior so they will not alarm their fellow marine inhabitants."
Metallic Chum (Score:4, Insightful)
"...the fish are to be lifelike in appearance and swimming behavior so they..." ...can get eaten by sharks? That's going to be a rude awakening.
What happens when... (Score:1, Insightful)
One of these things gets fished up?
What about predators?
This seems like a lot of money spent on things that are quite likely to meet unfortunate ends.
Re:Have we already forgotten shoe-turtle? (Score:1, Insightful)
I think he meant like a poisonous frog. The "stay the hell away from me" coloring...