Robot jellyfish, in the sea and in the sky

No, really. This post is about actual robot jellyfish that can swim through the sea or float with an eerie grace through the air. Click the video below, if you don't believe me.

These gorgeous/horrifying creatures are the work of the Festo corporation, which sounds exactly like the name of a sinister, 21st Century robotics company in a heavy-handed sci-fi allegory from 1973. We've already railed against scientists for not being familiar enough with The X-Files to know that reviving ancient microbes is always a crappy idea. Well, apparently the eggheads at Festo have never seen The Matrix, or they would know that creating robo-squids can only lead to disaster.




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