The robot dolphin that could replace captive animals at theme parks one day
October 15, 2020
By Nathan Frandino
HAYWARD, Calif. (Reuters) – Darting around the pool as a group of swimmers stands in the shallow end, the dolphin looks much like those that jump through hoops and perform acrobatics at theme parks.
But this marine creature is a robot.
“When I first saw the dolphin, I thought it could be real,” said a woman who swam with the remote-controlled creature.
Edge Innovations, a U.S. engineering company with an animatronic and special effects division in California, designed the dolphin, which starts at $3 million to $5 million.
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David Attenborough will be pleased;
will probably will be saying: "I warned you all".
