The Japanese car firm, Nissan, has recently come out with robots that mimic the behavior of fish. The robots, called Eporo, can move in a school with up to 7 other robot-fish without bumping into any other member of its group. The firm hopes that the anti-collision technogoly that the Eporo uses can some day be used in crash avoidance systems in automobiles.
The Eporo, which will be displayed at a Japanese design fair, uses a laser range finder to measure the distance between it and its peers, and shares that information with the others by radio. The technology lets the robot-fish travel in groups, avoid crashes, and switch directions as a "school".
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By: Jessica Bilstein
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