Virginia Tech has developed a mechanical robot jellyfish

Specialists from the university with the long name "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" created a rather large robot jellyfish, with a silicone shell. This robot is not entertainment, but a monitoring tool that can be used for various purposes in the seas and oceans. The range of work that can perform Cyro, so called robot, is very wide.

These are military objectives (military and funded this project), and monitoring of water quality, and monitoring the spread of oil spills, and even the elimination of these spots. The project cost is $ 5 million, and was funded by organizations such as the US Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the Office of Naval Research.
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The 80 kg robot got its name from the first two letters of the name of the jellyfish species “cyanea capillata”, plus “ro” from “robot”. The jellyfish are controlled by a series of electric motors, due to which eight mechanical “hands” move up and down. Well, the silicone coating allows the “jellyfish” to move in the water, making movements that are very similar to those of the natural prototype.



According to the developers, Cyro can run on a single battery charge for weeks or even months.

By the way, the same developers created another robot jellyfish, however, several times smaller. That project was named Robojelly. As for Cyro, while this is a prototype, the final version of the robot is still being finalized. It will probably take several years before Cyro can really soar in the depths of the water of the oceans and seas.

Via theverge