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This goldfish is not just any fish, it controls a robotic tank with its movement. As it changes its position relative to the middle of the tank, so does the speed and direction of a robot, allowing the pet to exercise some agency.
The invention was made by a group of friends for Build18, annual engineering festival organized by Carnegie Mellon University. “We were sitting around one day trying to think of project ideas when we looked at the Fish in our Fraternity house, Walter, and decided it would be awesome if he could hang out with us! From there, coming up with a design was pretty simple,” Zachary Newman told Bored Panda. The guys say they built the robot in three days, but are planning to make an improved version with higher grade materials provided by Intel.
Fish controlling robots… What could go wrong, right?
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This goldfish is not just any fish, it controls a robotic tank with its movement
As it changes its position relative to the middle of the tank, so does the speed and direction of a robot
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Paul K. Johnson 8 years ago
Round, round get around I get around Woo ooo ooo Get around round round I get around
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Nooo - now that's going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the day!! Good one though!!
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Holly Rossmaier Newingham 8 years ago
Should this be presumed, I can see this making persons with disabilities more independent in terms of mobility
Jessica Weiss 8 years ago
My community tankful of fish would blow up that motor- this is better for my bum fish going absolutely nowhere in life.
Andreas Amon 8 years ago
The fish panicky tries to escape but the aquarium is programmed to "follow" it!
Jessica Hepler 8 years ago
Poor thing probably looking for a nice dark place away from the jerky robot
Bobbi Newell 8 years ago
Love this idea! Fish benefit from interacting with us just as much as we benefit from interacting with them. For their next version, I'd suggest including sensors to detect a dropoff, like a staircase, and stop the robot before a fall.
Ridwaan Ebrahim 8 years ago
they should make the ride smoother - surely that shaking cant be good - the fish will keep banging his head on the tank, being square, or maybe they should use an oval shaped tank...thinking TANKED style now like Brett and Wayde.
Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
It actually up to 3 months, one of those often repeated untruths
Load More Replies... Paul K. Johnson 8 years ago
Round, round get around I get around Woo ooo ooo Get around round round I get around
The Laugh Fan 8 years ago
Nooo - now that's going to be stuck in my head for the rest of the day!! Good one though!!
Load More Replies... Holly Rossmaier Newingham 8 years ago
Should this be presumed, I can see this making persons with disabilities more independent in terms of mobility
Jessica Weiss 8 years ago
My community tankful of fish would blow up that motor- this is better for my bum fish going absolutely nowhere in life.
Andreas Amon 8 years ago
The fish panicky tries to escape but the aquarium is programmed to "follow" it!
Jessica Hepler 8 years ago
Poor thing probably looking for a nice dark place away from the jerky robot
Bobbi Newell 8 years ago
Love this idea! Fish benefit from interacting with us just as much as we benefit from interacting with them. For their next version, I'd suggest including sensors to detect a dropoff, like a staircase, and stop the robot before a fall.
Ridwaan Ebrahim 8 years ago
they should make the ride smoother - surely that shaking cant be good - the fish will keep banging his head on the tank, being square, or maybe they should use an oval shaped tank...thinking TANKED style now like Brett and Wayde.
Melissa Nunya 8 years ago
It actually up to 3 months, one of those often repeated untruths
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