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Thought this was interesting (and just begging to be made into another "things went all wrong" movie)...
Roboshark to hunt tourists
BBC News
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Roboshark to hunt tourists
BBC News
The world's only robotic shark is going to make some electronic friends.
The star of last year's BBC documentary, Smart Sharks, will retire to a watery heaven - complete with robotic tuna to feast on.
Roboshark's inventor, Andrew Sneath, has designed a giant aquarium, which will house an impressive panoply of robotic fish in a seven-metre-deep tank.
Visitors will be invited to explore the aquatic world of robots from the safety of little submarine pods.
Indeed, tourists will be very glad of their bite-proof pods, because Roboshark is programmed to enjoy a spot of human hunting.
The purpose-built complex, which will be situated near Birmingham, is expected to open in 2006.
"The tank is really a stage," Andrew Sneath told the BBC News website. "There will be all sorts of special effects with lights and bubbles. It should look amazing."
Shark intelligence
In its original role, Roboshark swam with wild sharks while carrying a movie camera in its head, so it could film the animals behaving in a natural way.
Its handiwork was screened in a BBC documentary about shark intelligence, narrated by David Attenborough.
During filming, Roboshark swam with whale sharks, the largest fish on the planet, and navigated its way through murky mangrove swamps to rub fins with fearsome bull sharks...
The star of last year's BBC documentary, Smart Sharks, will retire to a watery heaven - complete with robotic tuna to feast on.
Roboshark's inventor, Andrew Sneath, has designed a giant aquarium, which will house an impressive panoply of robotic fish in a seven-metre-deep tank.
Visitors will be invited to explore the aquatic world of robots from the safety of little submarine pods.
Indeed, tourists will be very glad of their bite-proof pods, because Roboshark is programmed to enjoy a spot of human hunting.
The purpose-built complex, which will be situated near Birmingham, is expected to open in 2006.
"The tank is really a stage," Andrew Sneath told the BBC News website. "There will be all sorts of special effects with lights and bubbles. It should look amazing."
Shark intelligence
In its original role, Roboshark swam with wild sharks while carrying a movie camera in its head, so it could film the animals behaving in a natural way.
Its handiwork was screened in a BBC documentary about shark intelligence, narrated by David Attenborough.
During filming, Roboshark swam with whale sharks, the largest fish on the planet, and navigated its way through murky mangrove swamps to rub fins with fearsome bull sharks...