Robotic Fish to Detect Pollution

Source: AFP/File – A child looks at a robotic fish developed by the researchers at the University Essex, 2005.

British Scientists have designed a 1.5 meter long, robotic fish that can detect sources of pollution.  The fish, which resembles a carp, will be fitted with detectors which can identify potentially hazerdous discharges at sea.  Worth a mere $29,000, these valuable robots are set to be released in the Bay of Biscay at Gijon in northern Spain in 18 months.  To read the full story, click here.