AquaJelly and AirJelly are two unique creations that Festo has developed to test out ideas on adaptive drives and electronics. Combined with the simplicity of the form of the Jellyfish the two Jelly robots are quite astounding in its ability to move and interact with the surrounding area. Roborama.info had this say about these two robots:

-"Festo, has developed a 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.
As for the AirJelly, this remote controlled device can glide through the air using a helium-filled ballonet, a central electric drive and an intelligent, adaptive mechanical system. Apparently, this design offers “fascinating possibilities for “lighter-than-air” aviation.” I’m not sure about all of that, but I can at see how the technology behind the AquaJelly could have some practical application on complex underwater projects."

I would love to see both of these in action, especially, AquaJelly which I would buy a whole box full :)) and put in a pool at night just to see them swim about in LED goodness. B)8|:))

*BUT/AND, there's more also developed by Festo before these 2ones:
- THE AIR RAY, the Blimp With Wings:
The folks at Festo, who work on pneumatic and electrical automation technology, seem to have a lot of spare time on their hands :>> as they can ply their trade on various fun projects like Air Ray. From their product page here is a little snippet of what makes it work:
" Air-ray, modelled on the manta ray, is a remote-controlled hybrid construction consisting of a helium-filled ballonet and a beating wing drive. Its light design makes it possible for it to “swim” in the sea of air, boosted by helium, in a similar way to the manta ray in water":

- The AQUA RAY: Now we we’re all acquainted with Air Ray, right? Well, meet it’s baby watery cousin Aqua Ray by Festo! Mimicking the movement of its larger real life counterpart (the Manta Ray) the Aqua Ray has the ability to realistically swim, dive, and turn like the real thing. From the video you can gauge the size of the Aqua Ray when you see the diver next to it. Tiny and adorable! :)

REALLY COOL ISN'T IT :?: HA, well I do enjoy it ;)
PS: You may be wondering what am I doing awake at this hour, but I'd to wak'up and while i don't asleep again i came online to post something, now am going to :zz: as i'm yet feeling :yawn: ...well i hope so :-/ cz sometimes when one wak'up then it's a nightmare2sleep again:!: Hmmm |-| NAH ;D I'm feeling :yawn:, so see ya all and i hope you enjoyed this post ;) that i want to share w/you all :D
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Have a very nice day, hugs2U all,
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