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Thursday, April 04, 2013

#ROBOTICS: "Navy Robo-fish Patrols Ocean"

Virginia Tech is building a robotic jellyfish to patrol the oceans for the U.S. Navy performing surveillance, tracking currents, mapping ocean floors and monitoring every aspect of undersea environments. The $5 million six-foot long, 170-pound jellyfish-like robot will stay at sea for months transmitting its data back wirelessly: R. Colin Johnson @NextGenLog


Virginia Tech's robotic jellyfish swims in a pool under the school's War Memorial Hall.
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