Abstract-This paper presents the prototype of a realistic 3D
simulation in order to study robotic fish’s behaviors and its
interactions with a physic-based underwater environment.
Mainly, we focus the attention on the production of vortices and
sudden generation of thrust forces produced by the fish. The
robotic fish (based on the shape of a trout) is developed as a
result of a project of the Telerobotics and Applications
Department of Italian Institute of Technology. The system will be
used to support experiments dedicated to the identification of
behavioral patterns of fish and the understanding of how changes
in the environment trigger them