The Portuguese Man O’ War is a remarkable colonial organism, made up of various highly specialized organisms called zooids. Aaron Ansarov’s photographs capture the structures of these zooids and then ...
What the heck is a Zooid? A Zooid is a small cylindrical robot, measuring 26 mm in diameter and 21 mm in height, weighting about 12g. Each robot is powered by a 100 mAh LiPo battery and uses motor ...
Researchers have developed a novel way to use swarms of tiny, 21mm-high robots as table-top assistants. They handle display and interaction. Picture the scene: You’re at your office desk and your ...
The early Cambrian bryozoan Protomelission gatehousei from the Xiannüdong Formation, South China. Image shows a close up of zooids with phosphatised membranous sacs preserved in the zooid chambers.