<p>We've already seen drones shaped like various animals, including humming birds and dogs. Next is one made to look (and swim) like a jellyfish.</p><p>Cyro, which measures 5 feet 7 inches in diameter and weighs 170 pounds, moves through the water effortlessly, researchers say. Its design is based on Cyanea capillata, the giant lion's mane jellyfish indigenous to the cold waters of Arctic, the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.</p><p>It is being developed at a lab at Virginia Tech, funded by a grant from the U.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center and the Office of Naval Research. There's a video at Geek.com, which says:</p><p>"Cryo consists of a central core of components in a waterproof shell connected to eight moving arms. Draped over this is a large and soft piece of white silicone, which comes into contact with each of the arms and remains flexible. Combined, the arms and silicone act as a propulsion system mimicking how real jellyfish move around."</p><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/29/175713635/u-s-navy-funding-development-of-giant-jellyfish-robot">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/29/17518982-man-size-jellyfish-robot-could-ply-the-high-seas?lite">Man-size jellyfish robot could ply the high seas</a> (NBCNews.com (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/03/robot-jellyfish/">Video: This Massive Jellyfish Is Really an Aquatic Spy Robot</a> (Wired)</p><p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/29/virginia-tech-robot-jellyfish/">Giant robot jellyfish reporting for recon duty, sir (video)</a> (Engadget)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=doiUDQS88BTiL4M4nZU0F2aXW620M&ned=us">33 additional articles.</a></p>