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Friday, March 23, 2012
Robojelly: The Hydrogen-Powered Robot Jellyfish
The research is US Navy-backed, and you know what that means. Enemy submarines beware!
What you see in the above picture is Robojelly, a robot jellyfish designed by the researchers at Virginia Tech, which could be very useful in the future for underwater surveillance or search and rescue operations.
You might be thinking that there is nothing new about a robot inspired by nature, but the robot jellyfish has a new trick up its sleeve.
Theoretically, the Robojelly will go on working without ever running out of energy, as long as it’s in water.
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