# Robot Fishes Confirm Why Fishes Swim in Schools

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/robot-fishes-confirm-why-fishes-swim-in-schools/
- Published: 2020-10-30T09:00:40-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Article by Mark B. While it has long been theorized that fishes swim in schools to conserve energy through neighbor-induced flows, as with flocks of birds, the use of robot fishes provides the first conclusive evidence. A team led by researchers from the University of Konstanz in Germany used biomimetic fish-like robots to observe fish behavior and schools […] Click here to view original web page at www.sciencetimes.com  Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio