Skip to main content
Submit a signal

Robotic fish monitors water quality

by Futures Centre, Aug 2
1 minute read

Researchers from the Technical University of Madrid and the University of Florence have created a robotic fish that can monitor the pH levels of water. As team member Giovanna Marrazza explained to Digital Trends, the robot swims according to directives sent in form of chemical messengers: “The concentration of hydrogen ions in the environment is detected by an electrochemical multi-sensor platform. The acquired signal is then transformed into an electronic signal to be used in robot electronics control.” The robot can detect areas of acidity or pollutant concentration, and swim in their direction to investigate them further.

Details

by Futures Centre Spotted 1998 signals

Have you spotted a signal of change?

Register to receive the latest from the Futures Centre.
Sign up

  • 0
  • Share

Related signals

Our use of cookies

We use necessary cookies to make our site work. We'd also like to set optional analytics cookies to help us improve it. We won't set optional cookies unless you enable them. Using this tool will set a cookie on your device to remember your preferences.

For more detailed information about the cookies we use, see our Cookies page.

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.

Analytics cookies

We'd like to set Google Analytics cookies to help us to improve our website by collecting and reporting information on how you use it. The cookies collect information in a way that does not directly identify anyone. For more information on how these cookies work, please see our 'Cookies page'.

>