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| A Carinotetraodon fish eager to talk |
Fish adapted for space travel with their bodies converted into Cyborg need a communications language to engage mission control during rocket launches and journeys into the great abyss of the Universe.
Developing fish language, unlike any other known language, is a unique challenge. Humanoido chose to create Fish Talk, a language using swim motion, resultant behavior, and verbal speech along with a DIY Cyborg Speech Interface. A full tank of Asian Carinotetraodon fish are now being trained for language communication.
Fish can both hear and make noises underwater. In the ocean, some fish communicate by vibrating their swim bladder. Other fish can make grunts, chirps and pop sounds. The language is usually for orientation, attracting a mate, and scaring off predators. Other fish are silent and do not make any noise. Asian Carinotetraodon fish appear silent and any sounds they make may be drowned out by the sound of a tank filter. The sound inside a rocket would certainly be louder than a tank filter. An underwater sound amplifier would pick up rocket sound transmitted through the medium. Another way of fish talk is needed.
Humanoido invented the cyborg fish communications interface consisting of an optical array capable of detecting various motion and placements. This in turn connects to a verbal speech center speaking translated motion into English words and expressions. Motion detector arrays that function based on infrared heat are not reliable through glass and water. However optical motion detectors work well by interpreting changes in lighting and/or a visible form through glass and clear water. Optical contrast backing implementation can improve the accuracy of simple imaging detectors made from low cost cadmium sulfide cells and lenses.
A learning curve takes place for both the cyborg fish and the human. Just as the behavior of fish will swim to one particular spot for feeding at the location of food, so too will fish language exhibit and convey similar behavior and intent. The fish cyborg language interface is a type of interpretive eye connected to a small computer and speech center. In the example, the return of a fish to the feeding center will audibly announce the fish voice speaking the intention to eat - "I am hungry, food please."
