The inspiration for the design is derived from papillae, a group of tiny muscles used by octopuses to change their movement ...

In a lab in Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy, there is an octopus robot that looks more like it comes from the imagination of H.P. Lovecraft than a roboticist. This is one of the ...

A research team led by a professor from China’s Beihang University has created a soft robotic arm that closely mimics the intricate movements of an octopus, representing a step forward for advanced ...

WASHINGTON --The latest revolutionary robot isn’t the metallic, costly machine you’d expect: It’s squishy like Silly Putty, wireless, battery-less and made for pennies by a 3D printer. Meet Octobot.

Wow Kidz, the kids’ animation brand owned by Cosmos-Maya, has partnered with the global educational publisher, Twinkl, to create a range of educational materials and resources based on Vir: The Robot ...

(CBS News) If you think all robots have to be clanking, metal machines, think again. According to the Pentagon and Harvard University, the future of robotics may be soft and squishy. The two ...

Imagine a wearable smartphone that could bend and stretch with your body, all while displaying a glittering array of colours. That’s a possible eventual use of new octopus-inspired robotic “skin” from ...

No matter how deep scientists venture, the ocean always seems to be full of surprises. In late February, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) took a deep-sea ...