Army
Revealed: Shark-Like Submersible Spy Vehicle
The US Navy is testing a fish like robot designed to carry out stealthy, silent and secure underwater surveillance missions - from intelligence gathering to hull inspections, where its silent operation and mission endurance would provide great advantages to sailors and marines. Michael Rufo, director of Boston Engineering, which began work on the vehicle under a grant back in 2008 said:
"It swims just like a fish does, by oscillating its tail back and forth,"
"At the time, it was called RoboTuna, but perhaps the Navy felt GhostSwimmer was a more appropriately imposing name. It's intended to take over for divers and sailors who would otherwise have to suit up and go out themselves, much like UAVs have replaced many manned recon flights.
The team has been testing its performance in various tides, currents and weather conditions, but there are no plans to deploy the underwater drone just yet.
Photos courtesy of U.S Navy
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