01.08.2007 11:58 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

MIT gurus developing mechanical fin for autonomous submarine

Filed under: Transportation While we've already witnessed robotic submersibles take on fish-like sensing abilities, a team at MIT is hoping to equip autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) with a mechanical fin in order to nix the necessity of a propeller. In essence, the crew is looking to "create a more maneuverable, propeller-less underwater robot better suited for military tasks such as sweeping mines and

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