The weakly electric fish use its electric field to navigate its surroundings, even in the dark. It’s interesting that scientists are using the same idea to create a robot that will be able to navigate the dark, murky waters of an oil spill.
I thought that this video was really interesting. I thought it was interesting how the fish creates it's own electric field to navigate. It is cool how they tested the fish in a little tube to see how it would react when the tube moved and if it would sense it. It is really smart to use that same principle to make a device that will help coral reefs and oil spills.
I thought this was very interesting. I did not know that a fish would use an electric current to not only to observe its surroundings like echolocation, but also uses the current to communicate. I like the idea of making a robot using similar techniques to the fish to help coral reefs and stop oil spills.
This is so cool. My first thought was that with the normal electric eel could you use it is a boost of power in an electric car. Also I think that the robot is a really good idea but will it have enough power to move itself along?
I knew electric eels used an electric field to navigate, but I didn't think they could use it in this way. It was really cool when the eel moved with the tube using it's electric field to sense it. The robot is also a good idea, especially if they can make it useful in oil spills. Using it, they could find the source of oil much faster!
I don't really understand how the electric field works, but i do know that its amazing. If scientists could figure out how this fish's brain works, then that would be great for everyone! If you could remotely monitor marine habitats without disturbing them, or monitor oil spills, that would be a major improvement in marine technology. I do not understand one point of this article. They say that the buzz from an weakly electric fish changes when another fish is near, but why? They never really explain. It's also interesting that they have footage, that probably isn't computer generated, of one of those amazing machines, but yet they say that they are still in the process of developing one. Isn't that sort of contradictory? Also, if they did create one of these little robots, wouldn't it be hard to navigate in the murky waters of an oil spill? Wouldn't the oil effect their 6th sense? I think that this could be a little bit longer, and a little bit more explanatory, as most of my questions are unanswered.
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The weakly electric fish use its electric field to navigate its surroundings, even in the dark. It’s interesting that scientists are using the same idea to create a robot that will be able to navigate the dark, murky waters of an oil spill.
I thought that this video was really interesting. I thought it was interesting how the fish creates it's own electric field to navigate. It is cool how they tested the fish in a little tube to see how it would react when the tube moved and if it would sense it. It is really smart to use that same principle to make a device that will help coral reefs and oil spills.
I thought this was very interesting. I did not know that a fish would use an electric current to not only to observe its surroundings like echolocation, but also uses the current to communicate. I like the idea of making a robot using similar techniques to the fish to help coral reefs and stop oil spills.
This is so cool. My first thought was that with the normal electric eel could you use it is a boost of power in an electric car. Also I think that the robot is a really good idea but will it have enough power to move itself along?
I knew electric eels used an electric field to navigate, but I didn't think they could use it in this way. It was really cool when the eel moved with the tube using it's electric field to sense it. The robot is also a good idea, especially if they can make it useful in oil spills. Using it, they could find the source of oil much faster!
I don't really understand how the electric field works, but i do know that its amazing. If scientists could figure out how this fish's brain works, then that would be great for everyone! If you could remotely monitor marine habitats without disturbing them, or monitor oil spills, that would be a major improvement in marine technology. I do not understand one point of this article. They say that the buzz from an weakly electric fish changes when another fish is near, but why? They never really explain. It's also interesting that they have footage, that probably isn't computer generated, of one of those amazing machines, but yet they say that they are still in the process of developing one. Isn't that sort of contradictory? Also, if they did create one of these little robots, wouldn't it be hard to navigate in the murky waters of an oil spill? Wouldn't the oil effect their 6th sense? I think that this could be a little bit longer, and a little bit more explanatory, as most of my questions are unanswered.
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