RoboFish unleashed in London Aquarium!

Three autonomous robotic fish are swimming along side the real deal at the London Aquarium. Develop by a team of Essex University chav and chavettes scientists, the 20 x 6 x 5-inch fish can swim at a rate of up to 20-inches per second for a few hours before needing a recharge. Eventually, Essex scientists hope to doll-up the fish in Burberry and prison white kix smarten-up the fish to find their own charging station. The scientists boast that the fish looks so life-like that people "get confused and think it's a real fish." Oi Britney, yafta be zaggeratan. Glittery rhinestones aside, they do look the part in the vid.

[Thanks, gabriel]

[abigsmurf @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

'Oi Britney, yafta be zaggeratan'

is that what you get when you mix welsh scottish and swedish accents?

[Cyberwhore @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Bet they taste like shit.

[anorlandoguy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

They look prety realistic while swimming right up to the point that they run into the glass!

[ajprice @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

It looks like Titans fish shape submarine from Stingray.

[Rence @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

So when the battery dies, will they start to float upside down as well?

[Willy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Maybe Australia can use these to help distract the man-eating crocs living there (http://www.divester.com/2005/10/03/diver-killed-by-croc-had-head-bitten-off/).

[Roger @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Is that Collin Farrell holding the fish?

[Jimmy @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Essex jokes never grow old. :)

[jygsaw @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

I, for one, welcome our new mecha-fish overlords.

[Google Nazi @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Not overlords.. underlords :P The overlords will either be Google or chinese warrior bots.

They need the fish to power it self from living organisms like real fish or find a way to use oxygen mollecules to power it up. Doesn't hurt to suggest does it?

[keikeimo @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

eerie. The green fish in the video reminds me of Ming the Merciless...

[Tallon @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

They move lifelike enough, but you definitely have to get better "skin" for them to look like real fish. still it's somewhat of an achivement.

Yeah the chinese-japanese-whatever battlebots will be the overlords, but you can be certain that the overlords will give their fishlike bretheren a powererful position.

And can you imagine this conversation:
Fisher 1:"Check this fish out! It must weigh a ton! Is it a keeper?"
Fisher 2:"Nah, it's one o' them 'robotic' fish, throw it back in."

[James @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Chav's at uni doing robotic engineering? I don't think sooooooo....

[keikeimo @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

eerie. The green fish in the video reminds me of Ming the Merciless...

[marks fishing @ Dec 19th 2005 2:06AM]

Very cool, does look good when in the water. how much does it cost and can you eat it,,, hee hee.