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THE BIG PICTURE: Jellyfish robot mimics Nature.
A case of technology imitating nature can be found in Festo's AquaJelly robot, a test bed that has been modelled on the jellyfish.
Developed as part of the German company's Bionic Learning Network, the AquaJelly is an artificial autonomous jellyfish, complete with translucent hemisphere and eight tentacles, an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system.
In the centre of the AquaJelly is a watertight pressure vessel that comprises the electric drive, two lithium-ion-polymer batteries, a charge control device and servo motors for a swashplate which controls a four-arm pendulum that steers the robot.
Electrically-powered, it uses …
- Robotic Jellyfish Swim - and Fly.(AquaJelly and AirJelly)
- Magazine article from: Design News Ogando, Joseph June 2, 2008 700+ words
...of the future.' Both the AquaJelly and AirJelly share a basic...sintered pressure vessel for the AquaJelly and helium balloon measuring...ray effect.' Festo uses an electric drive, geared power transmission...he says. And for the AquaJelly in particular, that new direction...
Source: HighBeam Research, THE BIG PICTURE: Jellyfish robot mimics Nature.
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