Robojelly Could Cruise Waters To Safeguard Ocean Environment
JAN 29, 2013
Engineers design jellyfish-like robot that could someday clean oil spills and detect pollutants.
RoboJelly Could Cruise Waters To Safeguard Ocean Environment
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Inside Science Buzzwords:
- Jellyfish - ocean animals with a umbrella-shaped shell and tentacles that swim without a backbone, brain, heart or gills.
- Robot - a machine that can move or perform other actions using a series of commands.
- Shape-memory alloy - an alloy with the ability to return to its original shape after it has been formed into a new shape.
