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It looks like a fish, but its not. Meet the robot built to spy on ocean life [View all]
Deborah Newborn
SoFi, a remotely controlled robotic fish, explores the Somosomo Strait in Taveuni, Fiji.
It looks like a fish. It swims like a fish. But it isn't a fish.
It's SoFi, the robotic fish!
Developed by researchers at MIT, SoFi is a soft-bodied robot that glides silently through the water with a smooth, undulating motion designed to mimic the movements of real fish.
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http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-robotic-fish-pacific-20180321-story.html
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