Killer Robots may be the trope of science fiction stories and movies and there are legitimate concerns that a superhuman artificial intelligence or ‘singularity’ might be a danger in the future but today we can use them to do our…
Automated Coral Husbandry with CHARM
CHARM Last week when we saw the frag cleaning robot called ‘CHARM’ the intriguing video had me asking questions. Isn’t it easier to clean frags by hand? How is this robot supposed to recognize all sorts of frags? Is this…
Meet The Biki Robot, a Webcam That Swims In The Water!
Biki is a very interesting new kind of robot with a multitude of functions. If you think having a webcam aimed at your reef tank is cool, how dope would it be to have the webcam inside your aquarium? The Biki underwater…
MOAI Robotic Aquarium Glass Cleaner & Camera
The MOAI is a brand new aquarium devices with incredibly promising potential. On the surface the MOAI appears to be an aquarium glass cleaning robot (that actually works) but this app-powered aquarium robot can also help monitor your aquarium too.…
OceanSwipe 360 is still on track to be made
The OceanSwipe is the closest thing we’ve seen to an aquarium glass cleaning robot. Details of the high tech glass-cleaning, acrylic-polishing and music-playing robot have been popping up over the last two years, culminating into a crowdfunding campaign later last year.…
Exclusive: Aqua Illumination is using freaking robots to measure light
If you’ve got a modern controllable LED reef aquarium light on the market, you can’t market it to savvy reefers without at least divulging some of the specific levels of light intensity. As well-informed reefers, we want to know the…
OceanSwipe360 robotic glass cleaner will kickstart in the fall
OceanSwipe 360 is a creative robotic glass cleaner that goes all out when it comes to cleaning the glass of a home aquarium. With a specially designed track that allows the OceanSwipe360 to precisely position itself throughout the aquarium, and…
Advancing technology helps build a more realistic robotic fish
We have covered robitic fish quite extensively, but recent advancements in technology and the availability of cutting edge “off the shelf” technology in the new maker movement, robotic fish are getting more advanced and approachable. Take for instance Maurizio Porfiri,…
Ocean Swipe adds 360 Junior to its line of glass-cleaning robots
The Ocean Swipe 360 Junior is a freshly announced new glass-cleaning device for home aquariums from the makers of the Ocean Swipe 360. The original Ocean Swipe 360 glass cleaner is an all out glass cleaning robot with more features…
Meet Sepios, a robot that swims like a cuttlefish
The strange looking four-finned robot doesn’t look like much until it is placed in the water when its fins start undulating and it begins to dance through the water. Inspired by the movements of cuttlefish, Sepios is a unique robot…
