This Golden Arowana Swimming In Beijing Is A Robot
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This Golden Arowana Swimming In Beijing Is A Robot
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Boya Gongdao's bionic arowana swims convincingly enough to fool viewers, with silicone scales, a neuro-drive swimming model, 12-hour battery and head-mounted sonar.
- 01. 69cm silicone-bodied robot arowana with scale-mimicking coating, neuro-drive swimming model and AI attitude control
- 02. Just under 2 km/h top speed, 12 hours per charge, head-mounted sonar; marketed for education and research
A video of a golden arowana in a tank in Beijing went viral because it isn't a fish. It's a bionic robot from Boya Gongdao: 69 centimetres long, silicone-bodied with a coating that mimics real scales, driven by fish neuro-drive models and AI attitude control. Top speed just under 2 km/h, twelve hours per charge, head-mounted sonar to map its surroundings. Marketed for education and research.
