The octopus-inspired robot developed by Zhang and his colleagues has eight soft arms that are actuated via an innovative umbrella-like mechanism. This innovative mechanism, which is powered by two ...

While we still don't know the precise muscular mechanisms at work, this study is the most advanced model we've seen. Because an octopus doesn't have a central brain but 'mini-brains' in each ...

More than 20 years later, various projects have created parts of the octopus such as a soft robotic arm that has many of the features of a tentacle, and today there are a number of projects ...

The suction intelligence works at two levels: by coupling suction flow with local fluidic circuitry, soft robots can achieve octopus-like low-level embodied intelligence, including gently grasping ...

Yet applying stretchable electronics to responsive soft robots has remained an open grand challenge. Now researchers from China and Singapore report in Science Robotics ("Octopus-inspired sensorized ...

they also offer valuable insights for fields like soft robotics and regenerative medicine. Occasionally, unique individuals—like an octopus with an unexpected number of limbs—can provide even ...

The study, published today in the journal Science Robotics, shows how a soft robot can use suction flow not just to stick to things, but also to sense its environment and control its own actions—just ...