Festo - AquaJelly

http://www.festo.com/cms/de_corp/9772.htm - Autonome Qualle mit kollektivem Verhalten

Selbststeuerndes System mit ausgeprägtem kollektivem Verhalten dank intelligenter Sensorik. Peristaltischer Rückstoß-Antrieb durch acht Tentakel mit Fin Ray Effect®

http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/9772.htm - Autonomous jellyfish with collective behaviour
A self-controlling system with a strong tendency towards collective behaviour, thanks to intelligent sensors. Peristaltic recoil propulsion from eight tentacles with Fin Ray Effect®.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Festo
• Aquajelly
• Schwarm
• verhalten
• automation
• bionik
• swarm
• behaviour
• bionic

[youngmasterpete]

i want to work for festo

[gigahertz123]

lol u jelly?

[mquiroz90]

Wat if they sting like real jellyfish do or more

[Hubba404]

Bet Dr. Wily works for these guys,,,

[eaglekimberly]

what kind of music is this?

[MrAltheArtist]

The central bit looks like the thingy in the TARDIS!!!

[PimoAn01]

You jellin? I'm jellin :)

[xanox02]

@WarriorIng64 Well, there must be some electrical discharge they could do in case of attack just strong enough to stun or something, offensives chemicals released in water then they are attacked to make predators think they aren't a good meal, plus if they dont emit any heat, they should not really be targets, for power they could go back to the surface and with a solar panel recharge from time to time, a system of localisation if they break to find them and emergency features to make them float

[WarriorIng64]

@xanox02 One thing I think they would need to work around would be interactions with predatory marine life...what happens if something decides to try eating one of these? I'd imagine they would need to be designed to be either harmless to ingest or have some sort of deterrence mechanism.

As a broader environmental question, what happens to these when they break or run out of power?

If both can be satisfactorily answered, then I too see lots of great applications for these.

[WarriorIng64]

@GHOSTTOYS These robotic animals actually remind me of the Badniks in the early Sonic games, myself (though maybe with no weapons attached).

[xanox02]

I can see good uses for those jelly fish. Equip them with some research camera, sensors etc. They could help gather informations on a lot of things.

[erickguanaco1]

i want one