3 Mins Read Could robot dolphins replace real dolphins in aquariums? Some tech innovators say yes. Having created animatronic dolphins that look nearly identical to their living counterparts, these innovators say that this provides a […]
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Where’s that accent from? Dolphins from different seas talk in different whistles
Excerpt: Dolphins talk to each other by whistling, but whistle sounds vary between seas. What causes those differences in dolphin accents? Study: La Manna, Gabriella, et al. “Whistle variation in Mediterranean common bottlenose dolphin: The […]
Robot dolphins and ‘animatronic’ great white sharks to be deployed by theme parks
A Hollywood robotics company is vying to replace sea life attractions with robot dolphins and animatronic great white sharks. Edge Innovations, the San Francisco-based special effects company behind such epics as Free Willy, the Aliens […]
Let Swimming Sloths and Friendly Dolphins Offer You Some Solace in This Exclusive Look at Planet Earth: A Celebration
This year has been difficult for everyone, and we could all use a bit of an escape right now. Lucky for us, BBC America is offering a soothing, breathtaking vacation to the far reaches of […]
These hyper-realistic robot dolphins could replace live animals at aquariums
Read Story Transcript The best part about swimming with a robotic dolphin is that it never gives you the cold shoulder, says Roger Holzberg. Holzberg is part of the team that developed a prototype for […]
Robotic dolphins worth R440 million each are coming to a Chinese aquarium soon
Animatronic dolphin. Edge Innovations New Zealand company Edge Innovations developed animatronic dolphins to be used in aquariums. The robots are remote controlled and could be used in place of captive dolphins. One dolphin robot could […]
Robot dolphins coming to Chinese aquarium
New Zealand company Edge Innovations developed animatronic dolphins to be used in aquariums. The robots are remote controlled and could be used in place of captive dolphins. One dolphin robot could cost $26 million. Visit […]
Sneeze, Cough, Chuff: Respiratory Irritation in Dolphins
We all know what it’s like to get sick and have that irritating cough that just doesn’t seem to go away. Well, what about when you’re a marine mammal that doesn’t breathe through a mouth? […]
These $26 Million Robot Dolphins May Be the Future of Aquariums
These $26 Million Robot Dolphins May Be the Future of Aquariums | Travel + Leisure Top Navigation Close Explore Travel + Leisure Close View image These $26 Million Robot Dolphins May Be the Future of […]
Hollywood experts build £21m robot dolphins as ethical alternative to real thing
Hollywood special effects gurus are developing some-fin special to revamp ailing marine parks – robotic dolphins. Along with animatronics experts they aim to make a lifesize bottlenose dolphin that looks identical to its living counterpart. […]
Robot dolphins: the cruelty-free £20m ‘animal’ you can’t tell from the real thing | Environment
They can respond to questions, swim happily in shopping mall display tanks, and withstand close contact that would usually be harmful to real animals – without any ethical problems. And they could soon be coming […]
Hyperrealistic robot dolphins could replace the captive ones at marine parks
Animatronic dolphins could replace their real-life counterparts in shows. Edge Innovations is a design, development and product studio that has worked with creative minds like James Cameron, Steve Wynn and Frank Gehry. Now, Edge is […]
robotic dolphins could replace captive marine mammals
edge innovations — a san francisco-based design, development, and production studio — has delivered some of the world’s most innovative, technical and artistic creations to visionaries including james cameron and frank gehry. the team, led […]
Can Drones and Robots Save the Dolphins?
Human actions have taken a steep toll on whales and dolphins. Some studies estimate that small whale abundance, which includes dolphins, has fallen 87 percent since 1980 and thousands of whales die from rope entanglement […]
Animatronic robot could replace dolphins in Chinese aquariums
The robotic dolphin on display at the Living Seas exhibit at Disneyworld’s Epcot Center (Edge Innovations) Aquariums in China could turn to robotic, animatronic dolphins to replace the live creatures after extensive bans on the […]
China makes robotic dolphins for aquariums after wildlife ban
Lifelike animatronic dolphin pitched as replacement in Chinese aquariums after the country’s recent ban on wildlife trade Special effects designers have created an animatronic dolphin for aquariums The remote-controlled robot is shockingly lifelike but costs […]
Miami Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium Turned Into Drive-In Movie Theater
If you build it, they will come: Such is the case for the Miami Dolphins, whose own Hard Rock Stadium has been transformed into a state-of-the-art drive-in and outdoor movie theater amidst the ensuing COVID-19 […]
Facing the music: calls from one of the worlds most endangered dolphins
Amazon river dolphin. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amazon_river_dolphin_5.jpg The Study: Melo-Santos, G., Figueiredo Rodrigues, A.L., Tardin, R.H., de Sá Maciel, I., Marmontel, M., Da Silva, M.L., May-Collado, L.J. 2019. The newly described Araguaian river dolphins, Inia araguaiaensis (Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae), […]
Sensitive skin? Dolphins feel touch best on their faces
Reference: Strahan, M. G., Houser, D. S., Finneran, J. J., Mulsow, J., & Crocker, D. E. (2020). Behaviorally measured tactile sensitivity in the common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus. Marine Mammal Science. https://doi.org/10.1111/mms.12676 How would you […]