Robotic Fish to Study Swimming Behavior in Schools

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Robotic Fish to Study Swimming Behavior in Schools

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Scientists Develop Robotic Fish to Study Swimming Behavior in Schools
If you ever wish to do more with less effort, here is some inspiration for you.

Dr Liang Li/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
A recent study conducted by researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, the University of Konstanz, and Peking University has been published in the journal Nature Communications.

Have you ever wondered why fish swim in schools, following each other? Could be that they are afraid to get lost in those deep dark waters or they may be getting bored swimming alone? Nope. The science says they are just lazy and want to make it to end with the least effort.

The researchers, being unable to test their hypothesis on real fish, which is whether fish save energy by swimming in schools, decided to test it on 3D robot fish modeling.

Thanks to their soft tail fin, 3D fish swam with an undulating motion that mimics the way a real fish swims. The researchers tested the robotic fish in two conditions: swimming in pairs and swimming alone.

Full story: https://interestingengineering.com/scie ... in-schools
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