Roboshark is a robotic shark made by Andrew Sneath in 2003. It appeared in a

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'' Wildlife Special'' entitled "Smart Sharks: Swimming with Roboshark", in which a camera attached to the robotic shark was used to capture unique underwater footage of

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s. After retiring from the TV business, Roboshark was put on display in a robot aquarium at the National Marine Aquarium made by Andrew Sneath.

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and go into the tank with Roboshark. Owner Andrew Sneath appeared on an episode of the BBC series ''

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'' in which he sought investment for a land-based tank to use as a stage for Roboshark. All Dragons pulled out.

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