Octopuses have nine brains, one donut-shaped one in their head plus a small one in each of their eight arms. They can use ...

Engineers have created a soft robot arm that moves with light, mimicking the elegant motion of an octopus.

For the first time, engineers have digitally recreated the complex muscular architecture of the octopus arm and its unique movements, which opens the door to developing soft robotics with ...

Researchers develop a soft robotic arm that mimics octopus agility using stretchable electronics, achieving dexterous functionality previously difficult for fully soft robots.

Swiss researchers, in collaboration with TU Delft, unveil a soft robotic arm, inspired by nature, with the potential to transform robotics, emphasizing delicate tasks and human-robot interaction.

Reaching like an octopus: A biology-inspired model opens the door to soft robot control Date: February 26, 2023 Source: University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering Summary: Octopus arms ...

Bristol Robotics Laboratory have unveiled an innovative adaptive robot suction mechanism inspired by the octopus sucker. The robotic grtip ...

The study, published in the journal Science Robotics ("Embodying soft robots with octopus-inspired hierarchical suction intelligence"), shows how a soft robot can use suction flow not just to stick to ...

Some industries already use soft robots to pick and package their items. Soft-tipped pincers are controlled by compressed air to open or close on a single type of product. Kim is currently working ...

Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. How these animals achieve such a wide range of ...

Today's robots may not be the hospitable humanoids or shape-shifting Autobots of past imagination, but engineers are well on their way to producing machines that can walk, swim, crawl and climb as ...