On the subject of robotic suits, Fabien Cousteau, grandson of Jacques, has teamed up with some pretty bold engineers to create a robotic Great White Shark suit, or submersible. It can travel at the cruising speed of a real Great White, 5 knots, and is used in Fabien’s upcoming documentary, entitled Mind of a Demon. He says he got the idea from the Tintin book Red Rackham’s Treasure.

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See Also: MIT Snail Robot,Up from the Deep: Monsters and Trawlers,the Great Inflatable-Suit Bike Ride,

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