Robocarp
Posted by oldster on March 15, 2006
Ryomei Engineering, in cooperation with two other Hiroshima-area engineering companies, has developed a robot resembling a koi carp. The robot was demonstrated at a pond on the grounds of Hiroshima Machinery Works, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The robot is modeled after a Nishiki koi carp as a form of tribute to Hiroshima Castle (whose nickname Ri-jo means Koi Castle). The 80-cm (31-inch), 12-kg (26-pound) fish has a white body with bright red spots. Though the tail movement is very smooth and lifelike, the remote-controlled koi is capable of moves that a genuine koi is unable to perform, such as swimming in reverse and rotating in place.
josh said
what the hell is that you shouldent send that thing into the water as a big metal fish would scare the smaller fis
kewlio said
woa kewl!
koilove said
waste of money, put bigger turbos into the WRX.
scott said
u no that it no massive u no it as small as a koi but the pic is zoomed in and it had a camra in it mouth for under water fishign with is awsume screw trubos it awsume
kogepan said
that is pure genius, i meen how amazing is that robocarp thing.
oliver said
why put that thig in the water its stupid