SoFi is a robot fish designed to swim in open water and spy on the fishes living there. It has one eye, and a camera that can record the behaviors of the relationship between the predators and the prey. Scientists at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory created it, and they created SoFi with the motive of not impacting the natural habitat of the fish, and not rising any suspicions among the fish in that specific area.
There have already been test runs for SoFi, including one in Fiji's Rainbow Reef, where SoFi swam for 40 minutes in 50 feet of water. A diver was able to control the robot from 32 feet away using a Super Nintendo controller. The movement of SoFi is said to be graceful, smooth, and independent.
The introduction of this fish-like robot can help biologists to collect data and observations about ocean life. The creation of the robot fish can also lead to the creation of other animals, which can lead to further analysis of wildlife.
Link: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/21/technology/mit-fish-robot/index.html
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