The project idea is a swimming robotic jellyfish, that would be propelled by the motion of its body and legs contracting. The jellyfish would be mostly constructed of soft silicon materials, with pneumatic actuators installed to create motion. The components of the pneumatic system could be installed outside the tank and have air tubes running into the jellyfish robot in the tank to reduce size/weight. The artistic motivation is to mimic a creature found in nature, and perhaps choreograph a series of movements for the robot.
Art/Design resources:
https://www.designboom.com/art/jellyfish-balloon-installation-first-large-scale-artwork-into-space-10-19-2021/
https://www.sfgate.com/art/article/Artist-Arline-Fisch-captures-sensation-of-3444700.php#taboola-1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/96762551@N02/9096259258/in/set-72157634236250524/
Technical resources:
Jennifer Frame, Nick Lopez, Oscar Curet, and Erik D. Engeberg. Thrust force characterization of free-swimming soft robotic jellyfish. Bioinspiration and Biomimetics, 2018. doi:10.1088/1748-3190/aadcb3
https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/07/jellyfish-robots/
https://www.instructables.com/Soft-Robotic-Jellyfish/
https://public.eng.fau.edu/design/fcrar2017/papers/RoboticJellyfish.pdf