Jellyfish, commonly referred to as sea jellies, are composed of approximately 95 percent water, with only about five percent solid matter. Despite lacking brains, blood, and hearts, these simple gelatinous organisms navigate and thrive in the ocean depths by rhythmically pulsating their bell-shaped bodies.have devised an innovative method to utilize their natural capabilities for deep ocean exploration.
Anuszczyk, who has worked on the project for two years, explains the team’s goal to capitalize on jellyfish efficiency to enable more thorough and cost-effective ocean exploration. “Jellyfish live throughout the ocean at different temperatures, salinities, and depths as deep as theIn this animated gif, the flow of water around a jellyfish wearing a streamlined cap is visualized using small, suspended particles and a light source.
“This work found that the biohybrid jellyfish can swim almost 4.5 times faster than natural jellyfish while carrying a payload larger than themselves:, says Anuszczyk. “This could allow us to explore the ocean with a number of scientific sensors onboard the jellyfish biohybrid robots.” “We are particularly interested in using these biohybrid jellyfish robots for deep sea exploration in the Mariana Trench where engineering even conventional robots can be challenging due to the crushing pressures,” Anuszczyk says. “Jellyfish are 95 percent water and can adapt to high pressures meaning that only the sensor package would need to be hardened to protect the sensors while the locomotion would be provided by the animal.