Not actually ready for space, though--yet.
By Colin Lecher Posted 01.22.2013 at 4:00 pm 3 Comments

Yoichiro Kawaguchi, a professor at the University of Tokyo, created this robot based on the theme of "space jellyfish." That title might be a little misleading, though: It's not headed to space, it's just an artistic interpretation of what a jellyfish in space might look like.

Showing off the robot at its first exhibit, Kawaguchi is happy just letting the crowd look at the basic moving parts. But after that, he told DigInfo, maybe he'll throw in some more high-tech functions--even some parts that could actually send it to space.

[DigInfo]

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Robot
01/22/13 at 4:40 pm

Seems more fantasy than something practical....

It is interesting R&D!

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Bagpipes100
01/22/13 at 6:06 pm

Robotics or the same gimmicky animatronics we've seen in movies for years?



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