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A Robotic Jellyfish?

Climate change is a problem that many scientists believe could effect our future. Many new technologies are being made to better understand this problem. One of these technologies is a robotic jellyfish that helps scientists further comprehend the warming temperatures of the ocean around our coral reefs. These coral reefs are essential to marine life, as they provide a habitat for many species.

This robotic jellyfish was created by scientists at Florida Atlantic University. The robot has eight battery powered tentacles that propel itself forward through the water. Unlike other underwater drones this jellyfish does not have propellers. Drones with propellers can destroy coral reefs and scar marine life. (CLICK HERE to see the article and video of the robot moving through the water). As the robot slowly moves through the water, it collects data about the temperature and salinity of the environment. These two factors are major contributors in harming underwater life. The one downfall to the design is that the jellyfish must be retrieved out of the water in order to collect the data in gathered. Florida Atlantic University is working on a new design that is able to transmit the data wirelessly.

Do you think that climate change is something that we need to address now? Why or why not? Do you think that this robotic jellyfish will actually help advance scientists understanding about the temperature and salinity of coral reefs, or is there no point to collecting this data? Will climate change effect future genrations or is it something that doesn’t need to be focused on?

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  1. Mr. LawlerOctober 3, 2018 at 6:31 PM

    Nice post, Josh! Climate change is such an important issue to write and think about. The science seems pretty clear: if we don't start addressing the issue now, we'll have big problems. Is anyone studying this in science classes? Maybe geoscience? Anything they can add?

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