Robot Designed To Kill Invasive Starfish In Great Barrier Reef
The coral of Great Barrier Reef has been in a serious state of decline for some time, and researchers believe they have come up with a robot that can diminish one of the causes.
The coral of the Great Barrier Reef has been in a serious state of decline for some time, and researchers believe they have come up with a robot that can diminish one of the causes.
It is a starfish-killing device that, after a bit of training, will be able to operate seek and destroy missions on its own.
Its particular target is the crown-of-thorns starfish, a sea creature that is blamed for roughly 40 percent of the reef’s coral loss.
The onsite testing of
The coral of the Great Barrier Reef has been in a serious state of decline for some time, and researchers believe they have come up with a robot that can diminish one of the causes.
It is a starfish-killing device that, after a bit of training, will be able to operate seek and destroy missions on its own.
Its particular target is the crown-of-thorns starfish, a sea creature that is blamed for roughly 40 percent of the reef’s coral loss.
The onsite testing of