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Pop!Tech ’08: A Jellyfish Flies Over Pop!Tech

A flying jellyfish made by Festo, the German engineering firm that borrows designs from nature, took to the air over the Pop!Tech crowd in the...

A flying jellyfish made by Festo, the German engineering firm that borrows designs from nature, took to the air over the Pop!Tech crowd in the Camden Opera House this morning. There's video of the event here.UPDATE: A few shots of the Festo engineers disassembling their contraption below.

The AirJelly whole

The wings (or fins) are taken off
A vacuum is used to deflate the AirJelly, air-mattress style
Deflating

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