Teaching tools for fish robots

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) has developed a highly customizable, but affordable, robot-like robot that teaches technology and biology to students aged 10-18. ETH Zurich used to design robots based on the behavior of tuna and sea turtles.

Stefan Bertschi, head of the young talent development and awareness program, worked with the team on the Naro project to develop the idea of an educational tuna robot-based entertainment robot. Thanks to financial support from the Swiss Academy of Science and Technology, this prototype of the fish robot has been formed and swimming is spectacular in the pool. "The goal is to teach students different skills in the fields of biology, mathematics, physics and computer science," said Gizmag's Cédric Siegenthaler. Depending on the age and intelligence of the children, the robot's naro-nanins will have many different configurations and parameters.

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Basically, the naro-nanins robot consists of an aluminum frame enclosing a polycarbonate tube, inside which is a mica plate that mounts the Raspberi Pi device running Linux and ROS as its primary controller. The robot is equipped with Li-Po battery to operate continuously for 2 hours. All equipment weighs 7kg and 50cm.

Robots are available in a variety of sizes for students to attach to robots. On the aluminum frame, students are allowed to design the connection style of Lego game as you like. By creating some structures outside of the robot, students will understand and experience shapes related to their behavior, swimming speed, balance, and so on. Such as diving, fastest swimming speed ...

Estimated cost of a fish robot 2,000 - 2,500 USD depending on the components. This robot can also be developed with more equipment to help the police can see the lake bed.