A group of Norwegian researchers from SINTEF and NTNU have created a robot that has already proven itself to be reliable
Essentially, CageReporter is an inexpensive underwatersystem for 3D visualization and communication. The robot provides high-quality data collection and the ability to analyze them. The system allows you to monitor the conditions in the enclosure to improve the quality of life and health of the fish, as well as to facilitate the inspection of the net.
“Such vehicles can collectuseful data, making it more accurate and objective than the data we can collect as humans. Thus, technology gives us incredibly accurate and important information, for example, about fish health and water quality in real time. This is great news for fish health and animal welfare,” said researcher and project leader Eleni Kelasidi from SINTEF.
The ROV has now been field tested on twoaquaculture facilities associated with SINTEF ACE. This is where the robot provides fish breeders with sharp, real-time photographs of cages and accurate location data. CageReporter can detect any deformations in the network and even predict future damage to pens.
To make the system autonomous, engineersI had to teach the robot to “move like a fish.” For accurate data, the robot needs to be constantly present in a school of fish, which are very easy to scare. However, the development of bio-interactive control function has helped the ROV to better coexist with the fish without disturbing them.
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