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AquaJelly and AirJelly Robot Jellyfish At Home In the Water or the Sky

Festo, the same company that brought us the Air Ray robot last year, has developed yet another graceful robot inspired by a creature of the sea. In fact, they have developed two versions, both based on the common jellyfish: the AquaJelly and the AirJelly. According to Festo, the AquaJelly is "an artificial autonomous jellyfish with an electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system." Apparently the idea is to have several of the robots autonomously working together using a communication system composed of Zigbee short-range radio on the surface and LEDs when underwater. More info and videos after the break.

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6:30 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Sean Fallon
7,735 views, 15 comments

Latest by n/a: Where are Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling when you need them? more »

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Robot Arm Mimics Muscle, Bone Structure To Write Hello

Although this robotic arm probably won't make anybody cry, it is pretty darn amazing. The components, which look anime-like in its cords and pipes and metal structure, are designed to mimic your muscle and skeletal structure. It's good enough right now to actually write semi-legibly and lift a small weight up without passing out—two tasks I have a lot of trouble with. [Festo via Core77 via Boing Boing]

4:20 PM on Wed Aug 29 2007
By Jason Chen
17,400 views, 27 comments

Latest by xanderjanz: @ L0GIC1SGON3 Most touchscreens that are directly implemented on a standard OS/GUI still show mouse at touch sites, pay attentions to the touch screen at your local bar, the cursor is there, not necessaraly a screen capture fake. more »

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Air Ray, the Shiny Remote-Controlled, Wing-Flappin' Critter


Here's a helium balloon with a twist: The Air Ray is modeled after a manta ray but instead of lazily plying its way through the ocean, it floats gracefully through the air. The guys at Festo, a company that specializes in factory automation but seems to have a lot of spare time for fun projects, created a beating wing drive for this lighter-than-air remote-controlled craft, using the "Fin Ray Effect" to make it fly like a sea creature. Better not try flying this outside with any winds blowing—you'll need lots of space in a swank Eurostyle atrium to pull this one off. [Festo]

8:45 AM on Tue Aug 28 2007
By Charlie White
22,328 views, 31 comments

Latest by n/a: f***ing sick! I'd LOVE to see a 'school' of these swimming gracefully around the local mall! With this awesome relaxing ambient playing in the background, of course :^) more »