A cyborg jellyfish outfitted with a swimming cap and an electrical propulsion system can swim at 4 occasions its pure pace, and may very well be used for deep-sea exploration.
John Dabiri on the California Institute of Expertise and his colleagues had beforehand proven {that a} live jellyfish with neuron-stimulating electronics might swim almost thrice sooner than a non-augmented jellyfish in a laboratory setting.
Now, Dabiri and his crew have given the creatures an extra improve within the type of a streamlined plastic cap…