Robot hits the shark

US specialists have deployed robots to track tiger sharks off the coast of East America.

This is the first time such a device has been used to search for and immediately report on shark journeys, according to a news release from the University of Delaware.

The robot looks like a yellow torpedo, and has been used to gather information about the chemical properties of seawater.

The robot used to track sharks - (Photo: University of Delaware)

The scientists installed additional robots to capture the electronic tag that was attached to each shark object. The robot will transmit the information obtained to the land station based on the radio signal.

A few months ago, a team of experts led by Matthew Oliver caught up to 2.7 meters of sharks and tagged them.

This card not only transmits information about shark location, but also hears sounds from other sharks, or marine mammals not equipped with cards, but accidentally appeared next to the shark. have cards.

"It not only tells us where the shark is, but also about its companion ," Oliver said in an interview with Our Amazing Planet. "It's like the shark's social network ," he added.

Since 2006, researchers have tagged around 500 sharks.