Robotic jellyfish: CU Boulder lab seeks to use jellyfish for ocean exploration

Robotic jellyfish: CU Boulder lab seeks to use jellyfish for ocean exploration

University of Colorado Boulder Professor Nicole Xu is developing biohybrid robotic jellyfish by integrating tiny microelectronic systems into the live animals. Xu has about 15 to 20 moon jellyfish in her lab, where she studies the animals’ behaviors and is developing tiny devices that can control their swimming. The electricity in the devices activates the swimming muscles in the jellyfish and allows the scientists to control their movements. “T…