Development of Lifting Device-Type Jellyfish Removal Robot System for Large Jellyfish

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new version of JEROS (Jellyfish Elimination RObotic Swarm) which has a lifting device-type jellyfish removal system attached underneath an unmanned surface vehicle (USV). It can cover up to 2m in depth and has a payload of about 200kg, so that it is possible to capture large jellyfish species, such as Nemopilema nomurai which is one of the most dangerous jellyfish in east Asia. The feasibility of the system has been verified throughout several field tests at Masan Bay in South Korea.