Implementation of Aquatic Swarm Robots to Aid the Declining Japanese Fishing Industry : kiyomo

This research proposes a solution to the declining labor force of Japanese fishing industry through the implementation of aquatic swarm robots, or swarm Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV). As a target, we primarily focus on the makiami style fishing, where with the implementation of this system, the amount of workers required can be significantly reduced. As a preliminary step, a prototype of swarm USV that can adjust its position as a swarm on the surface of water will be made.