Robot Shark
Jacques Cousteau's grandson Fabien is following in the family footsteps. He has developed a robot shark. Hat tip to
Gizmodo
From Gizmodo:
Jacques Cousteau’s grandson Fabien is building a shark-shaped submarine that will use pneumatics to power a working tail so that he will be able to slip in undetected with real live sharks. It sounds a little scary:
… the dive team on the Calypso “probably getting bored” decided to make the robotic shark act erratic and ” injured”. Consequently, a large female turned on the shark and gave it a “death blow” which is a bite to the gills. She came back for several more and completely destroyed the robotic shark.
There is more on Cousteau and his robo-critter
here,
here and
here
Fascinating stuff!
If you ever get the chance to rent a copy of
The Life Aquatic, do so. The main character is patterned after Jacques and the boat they use is very much like the Calypso. They capture the look and feel exactly.
Posted by DaveH at March 22, 2005 9:07 PM