This Teen Invented An Autonomous 'Sea Turtle Robot' To Monitor Coral Reefs. He Just Won An Award From The Eu

This Teen Invented An Autonomous 'Sea Turtle Robot' To Monitor Coral Reefs. He Just Won An Award From The Eu

This Teen Invented An Autonomous 'Sea Turtle Robot' To Monitor Coral Reefs. He Just Won An Award From The Eu Evan Budz, a 15-year-old from Ontario, Canada, is receiving global recognition for his invention: An autonomous bionic sea turtle robot. The robot, which uses artificial intelligence to monitor ecological systems underwater, won Budz a first-place prize in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists. “I became inspired for this project after I observed the fluent motion of a snapping turtle while camping,” Budz said in a video for his invention.  A rendering of the device. Photo courtesy of Evan Budz/Youth Science Canada He saw potential in the way the turtle moved, compared to traditional propeller-based systems of other autonomous robots. He created a propulsion approach that imitates the way green sea turtles maneuver underwater by using computational fluid dynamics simulations.  Not only is it a unique and more seamless way to move through the water, but it also has l…