It looks like a fish, but it ’s not. Meet the robot built to spy on ocean life

It looks like a fish. It swims like a fish. But it isn ’t a fish.So what is it?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.It is the...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - March 21, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Deborah Netburn Source Type: news