The Starfish Assassin.

• Autores: John R. Platt
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 314, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 16-16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article offers information on the COTSbot robotic device developed by robotics researchers at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, that aims to stop crown of-thorns starfish (COTS) from destroying the Great Barrier Reef by giving them lethal injections. It mentions the report of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority placing the starfish as threat to the reef. It adds the device scan for fish using camera.