Off the wire
• Indian PM begins Bangladesh visit  • Urgent: Death toll reaches 11 on Malaysia's highest peak after quake  • Urgent: 4 killed in attack on police vehicle in SW Pakistan  • Interview: U.S. should delay interest rate hike: IMF senior official  • Family members of missing Singaporean students leave for Malaysia following quake  • Four Balkan countries sign joint declaration in support of Ionian Adriatic Pipeline  • Last quake panda goes home  • China property sales to grow moderately: Moody's  • Five killed in central China traffic accident  • 2 climbers killed, 17 missing after quake hits Malaysia's highest mountain  
You are here: 　 Home

Chinese robofish swim in antarctic water

Xinhua, June 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

A China-made robofish has "swum" in antarctic waters for the first time collecting data for polar water quality research, the makers of the submersible said Friday.

The robofish, a fish-shaped device for polar ocean exploration, had a "steady and good swim" in water at a temperature of minus 40 degrees celsius, while its sensor collected real-time water data, according to the Beijing University of Technology.

The swimming tests were conducted from October to April this year. The simulated fish also dived in the arctic in 2012.

The tests provided material for tudy of polar waters and will be an important reference for design of more advanced robofish, the university said. Endi