It was long ago determined that simple fish have developed one of the most efficient ways to move through water. The fish shape is completely hydrodynamic and has a large amount of surface area to push water with. Over the years many people have tried to replicate the motion of fish, and most have failed or just made something that looks robotic. I think the makers of this robotic carp deserve great kudos because this robot fish looks very real when swimming. This robotic carp is a research project studied by the Essex University and is being funded and on display at the London Aquarium. It most likely run off lithium ion batteries because batteries are most often the thing that stunts our technology. We always want things that are smaller and faster, but batteries ofter keep us from doing that. Fortunately we have finally gotten to the point in our technology that we can design things we couldn’t before, like this robot fish! I love the skin they put on this thing, it looks silicone based, but yet it’s shiny. 
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