The Fanning Fish

Benjamin

Age 10Ottawa, Canada

The Fanning Fish is a robot fish that opens on the bottom to bring in sea water and uses a water conditioning turbine to cool it. This will make sure coral reefs don’t die. It uses LiDAR in its ‘eyes’ to find coral reefs, and uses AI to take the water temperature and decide if it’s too hot for the coral. If so, The Fanning Fish will release the cooled down water around the coral so it’s cooler. This will prevent the coral from dying.

Little Inventors team says

What a brilliant contribution to coral reef conservation Benjamin. You've designed your picture to such a high standard, the fish shape would not scare away sea life so they could continue about their business whilst your invention works. The inclusion of AI technology sounds so effective in ensuring temperatures are kept at optimum levels. Keep up the good work Benjamin!