The electronics comprise the various systems of the Hoverfish, with the wiring providing power and signals to each of the actuators and the various servos providing the forces for the fish to move. Wiring Simple and often overlooked, the wiring on the Hoverfish originally amounted to a sizable percentage of the total weight on board. […]

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Blimp Mylar was difficult to obtain. Party balloons made of mylar in shops were constructed in the factory themselves before being shipped to the shops. Companies making mylar were based mostly in China, and only shipped to European countries. Samples requested were excessively costly as well. Upon extensive research we chanced upon 2 private suppliers. […]

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Tail Observing from the commercial shark air swimmer, we realised that it might have been unnecessarily heavy as there was a rather large structure, as well as a foam sheet that supported the motor driving the tail. We also deduced that it was running on a servo motor as the flapping of the tail was […]

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One of the main highlights of the Hoverfish is the lightweight but versatile Raspberry Pi Zero W, which allows for rapid prototyping and a large range of features to be provided by the Hoverfish. This post will cover the development process involving the Raspberry Pi. How we ended up with the Raspberry Pi Originally, the […]

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