A soft robotic arm, based on an octopus arm, might be able to get food, water or a cell phone down to someone trapped under ...

Wild octopus arm movements reveal extraordinary control, offering insights that may transform robotics design and lifesaving ...

Octopuses, renowned for their intelligence and unique arm dexterity, are inspiring robotics innovation. Researchers have ...

Soon, a flexible octopus-like robot could be completely free of wires or internal electronics. Engineers at Rice University have unveiled a new soft robotic arm controlled by laser beams.

Researchers have cataloged 12 distinct wild octopus arm movements, which could inspire the next generation of flexible robots ...

University of Science and Technology of China has made a fascinating development in robotics, with the octopus-inspired robotic arm led by Nikolaos Freris. It combines the dexterity of a human hand ...

Octopus arms are one of the most flexible structures known in all of the biological world. Their agility is so extraordinary ...

Octopuses can use any of their arms to perform tasks, but tend to use a particular arm, or arms, for specific tasks. This ...

In order to function safely alongside human workers, robotic arms shouldn't be hard and unyielding. An experimental new arm was designed with that fact in mind, as it mimics soft n' squishy elephant ...

Octopus arms perform thousands of precise actions using just four basic movements, offering lessons for soft robotics, prosthetics, and medicine.

Research showed that all eight arms of an octopus are capable of performing any task their cephalopod owner wishes, but some ...

Research describes a computational model that captures the intricate muscular architecture of an octopus arm. Mechanical engineering PhD candidate Arman Tekinalp, fellow graduate student Seung Hyun ...