Jellyfish exterminator robot developed
A team led by KAIST Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's Professor Hyeon Myeong has just finished testing the cooperative assembly robot for jellyfish population control, named JEROS, in the field.
A team led by KAIST Civil and Environmental Engineering Department's Professor Hyeon Myeong has just finished testing the cooperative assembly robot for jellyfish population control, named JEROS, in the field.
Ecology
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Environment
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Earth Sciences
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Earth Sciences
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Earth Sciences
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Environment
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Earth Sciences
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Social Sciences
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Environment
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Earth Sciences
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