Researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York
University (NYU-Poly) have published findings that further illuminate the
emerging field of ethorobotics — the study of bioinspired robots interacting
with live animal counterparts.
Maurizio Porfiri, associate professor of mechanical and
aerospace engineering at NYU-Poly, doctoral candidates Vladislav Kopman and
Jeffrey Laut and research scholar Giovanni Polverino studied the role of
real-time feedback in attracting or repelling live zebrafish in the presence of
a robotic fish.