Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Science and Technology of China has made a fascinating development in robotics, with the octopus-inspired robotic ...

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.

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 ...

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WOODS HOLE, Mass. -- Octopus arms are one of the most flexible structures known in all of the biological world. Their agility is so extraordinary that robotics researchers want to learn the secrets ...

Just four different movements make up the 12 distinct arm motions that wild octopuses utilize to achieve complex tasks, like probing rocks for food. Research from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL ...

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The team's modeling approach is significant to advancement in robotics, dynamics and control systems. The model is in turn used to explain how structural mechanics dramatically simplify the control of ...