{"id":86,"date":"2020-11-14T04:26:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T04:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2025-05-27T01:52:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:52:56","slug":"rumblefish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/rumblefish\/","title":{"rendered":"Blacktip"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At Rumblefish Robotics, we&#8217;re pushing the boundaries of marine drone technology, with a long-term vision for autonomous swarms. Our primary research platform, the 5-foot &#8220;Black tip&#8221; robotic shark, is central to this mission.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2149\" height=\"886\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Rumblefish_First_Float_Oct2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383\" style=\"width:636px;height:auto\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blacktip AUV (Rumblefish V20)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Inspired by nature, the &#8220;Black tip&#8221; features a 1:1 scale hull modeled directly from a black-tipped reef shark. This bio-inspired design allows us to explore biomimicry as a powerful tool for solving complex underwater hydrodynamic and control challenges in autonomous craft. The hull itself represents a breakthrough in construction: we&#8217;ve pioneered techniques combining 3D printing and polymer casting to create custom, low-cost, high-pressure hulls, accelerating development in underwater robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/blacktip-reef-shark-carcharhinus-melanopterus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-397\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Black Tipped Reef Shark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Rumblefish Robotics, we&#8217;re pushing the boundaries of marine drone technology, with a long-term vision for autonomous swarms. Our primary research platform, the 5-foot &#8220;Black tip&#8221; robotic shark, is central to this mission. Inspired by nature, the &#8220;Black tip&#8221; features a 1:1 scale hull modeled directly from a black-tipped reef shark. This bio-inspired design allows &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/rumblefish\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Blacktip&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-86","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":943,"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/86\/revisions\/943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rumblefishrobotics.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}