Crunch! Great White Shark Chomps Down on 'SharkCam' Robot (Video)
By Tia Ghose, Staff Writer | August 11, 2014 10:23am ET
The shark attack on an underwater robot was captured in footage from the autonomous vehicle REMUS SharkCam. The shark probably attacked because it mistook the vehicle for a seal or other tasty animal, said Amy Kukulya, an engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts who helped design the robot.
The attack occurred during the vehicle's recent expedition to Guadalupe Island in Mexico to track great white sharks as they search for prey. Viewers can see the shark attack on the Discovery Channel's "Jaws Strikes Back," which airs Monday, Aug. 11 at 9 p.m. ET. [See the Great White Attack the Robot (Video)]
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