A team at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has built an octopus-inspired soft robotic arm that is capable of sensing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unlike a tail, octopus arms are boneless. Olson explains that “there are many gross similarities [between the ANC and vertebrates’ ...

A new generation of robots is beginning to take shape, one that moves, senses, and adapts more like living creatures.

The eldritch, alien movements of octopus arms have captivated people for generations. These underwater cephalopods don't have just one brain but nine, with each of their arms able to act ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Like a starfish, an octopus can regrow lost ...

Octopuses can use any of their arms to perform tasks, but tend to use a particular arm, or arms, for specific tasks. This finding, presented in a paper in Scientific Reports, reveals more about the ...

Octopus arms move with incredible dexterity, bending, twisting, and curling with nearly infinite degrees of freedom. New research from the University of Chicago revealed that the nervous system ...

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 ...

An octopus does not need its central brain to control every grab, twist, or squeeze. Now, robots may not need to either. Engineers have published research highlighting a robot arm ...

New research has revealed that the nervous system circuitry that controls arm movement in octopuses is segmented, giving these extraordinary creatures precise control across all eight arms and ...