Giant Jelly Robot

Now, the giant jellyfish robot is ready for scientific missions, preparing for a sea cruise.

Cyro robot being tested before the big sea - (Photo: Virginia Tech)

Mechanical engineers at the Virginia Institute of Technology have developed a self-propelled jelly robot, which they say could provide effective measures to monitor maritime status, map seafloor and research. marine life.

Last year they created a small jellyfish version of their hands, called RoboJelly. And recently, they launched the giant jellyfish robot, called Cyro.

Cyro has a mechanical system with eight hands and a directional control device, controlled by the electronic 'brain' inside the spherical device, according to theblaze.com.

Cyro runs on rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries. The skin is actually a large silicone mass, floating with the robot, imitating real jellyfish.

Cyro is 1.7m long and weighs 77kg, but heavy weight does not prevent it from swimming easily in water.

This is a study led by Professor Shashank Priya and received support from the US Naval Warfare Center and Naval Research Office.