Alive without breath

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.
Scott Adams

David Taylor, program manager for the project at the US Department of Homeland Security told Fox News: 'It's all about distilling the science. It's called 'biomimetics’.

'We're using nature as a basis for design and engineering a system that works exceedingly well.

'Tuna have had millions of years to develop their ability to move in the water with astounding efficiency. Hopefully we won't take that long.'

BioSwimmer is also capable of operating in high viscosity fluids such as crude oil, which could make it a valuable tool for off-shore drilling operations.

It can be controlled by an operator using a laptop computer but is also being designed to function autonomously.

Read more: Daily Mail

Alive without breath,
As cold as death;
Never thirsty, ever drinking,
All in mail never clinking.
J.R.R. Tolkien