Robotic Jellyfish Explorers
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Caltech's Dabiri Lab takes another step towards equipping jellyfish to survey the ocean depths by developing a jellyfish cap that enhances swimming speed and efficiency, while carrying sensors and maintaining neutral buoyancy.
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Robotic Jellyfish Explorers
Caltech's Dabiri Lab takes another step towards equipping jellyfish to survey the ocean depths by developing a jellyfish cap that enhances swimming speed and efficiency, while carrying sensors and maintaining neutral buoyancy.
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Images and Graphics
Jellyfish with cap
In this animated gif, the flow of water around a jellyfish wearing a streamlined cap is visualized using small, suspended particles and a light source.
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Jellyfish without cap
In this animated gif, the flow of water around a jellyfish in its natural state is visualized using small, suspended particles and a light source.
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Jellyfish with cap
The flow of water around a jellyfish wearing a streamlined cap is visualized using small, suspended particles and a light source.
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Jellyfish without cap
The flow of water around a jellyfish in its natural state is visualized using small, suspended particles and a light source.
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Comparison of swimming speeds
In this animated gif, the swimming speed of a jellyfish with a forebody and without a forebody can be compared as they descend through a three-story tank of water. (Tank rotated 90 degrees in image)
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Artist's rendering
This artwork by Rebecca Konte depicts a smack (group) of biohybrid robot jellyfish in the sea.
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Time-lapse image
This time-lapse composite image shows a biohybrid robot jellyfish descending through the three-story tank designed for testing the swimming abilities of the modified creatures.
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Authors
Simon Anuszczyk (MS '22) (left) and John Dabiri (MS '03, PhD '05) (right).
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Additional Resources
- More high-resolution media assets:
Video | GIFs | Photos | Illustrations - "John Dabiri's Jellyfish Life" (March 2022)
- "The Wonders of Jellyfish" (March 2022)
- "Bionic Jellyfish Swim Faster and More Efficiently" (January 2020): news article | video
- John Dabiri's lab