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November 9, 2023

Marine Life·Science

University of Hawaiʻi Researchers Document Rare Visit by 30-Foot Whale Shark

On November 2, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers, while wrapping up their fieldwork, encountered a 30-foot whale shark near Kualoa Ranch, just a mile off Kāneʻohe Bay. This sighting is a

MIT's SoFi: More Than a Robotic Fish, It's a Marine Research Wonder!

Marine Life·Robotics·Science

MIT’s SoFi: More Than a Robotic Fish, It’s a Marine Research Wonder!

In 2018, MIT’s CSAIL debuted “SoFi,” a robotic fish that’s a stroke of genius in biomimetic robots. Crafted from silicone rubber and sporting a fishtail, SoFi offers a groundbreaking approach to studying marine life up close, without causing a ripple.

October 23, 2023