Robotic jellyfish just like the real thing, but without the sting
By Jessica Cheng
Posted 07.16.2008 at 4:47 pm

All Together Now: AquaJellies are an experiment to create autonomous robots that can work alone or cooperatively.
AP Photo; Kai-Uwe Knoth
Swimming around in their tank, these autonomous robotic jellyfish move alone or in a swarm and communicate with their brethren to avoid underwater collisions. Developed by German industrial-automation company Festo as an attention-grabbing experiment in cooperative robotics, each AquaJelly uses eight bendable “tentacles” to propel itself forward.
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