Saturday, 13 February 2016

Octdroids


Octdroids
Robots aren’t usually soft and squidgy. But inspired by the octopus, engineers are creating robots that can twist their way around problems that rigid robots can’t handle.

Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7AFsk40NGE

Article:
http://www.nature.com/news/meet-the-soft-cuddly-robots-of-the-future-1.19285

#robos   #innovation   #octdroids
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8 comments:

  1. Trey Pitsenberger13 February 2016 at 07:30

    Robots that mimic biological processes are going to blow our minds. Not what was invisioned a few decades ago.

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  2. Sam Collett13 February 2016 at 08:03

    I can imagine future robots may end up being more like biobots, grown rather than assembled

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  3. Jared Ribic13 February 2016 at 09:52

    Very cool!

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  4. Hudson Ansley13 February 2016 at 14:23

    Wow, maybe our future robot overlords can also be our cephalopod overlords!

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  5. Jared Ribic13 February 2016 at 14:24

    We don't stand a chance when the ROBOT UPRISING occurs!

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  6. Eric Ramos13 February 2016 at 23:30

    Will the tentacles ever be useful?

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  7. Eric Ramos15 February 2016 at 18:23

    Antenna Wilde THAT is brilliant!

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  8. Scott Hales25 February 2016 at 13:52

    OMG.. did you see the octopoid robots in the movie, Matrix?

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