Scientists have unveiled a synthetic skin inspired by octopus camouflage that is capable of changing colour and texture, ...

Synthetic cephalopod skin could be used in architecture and computer displays as well as background-matching subterfuge ...

For the first time, engineers have digitally recreated the complex muscular architecture of the octopus arm and its unique movements, which opens the door to developing soft robotics with ...

The team from Bristol University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering designed the smart robot, which uses fluid flows of air or water to coordinate suction and movement as octopuses do. The study ...

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.

Engineers in the US have created the world's first entirely soft autonomous robot, which contains no rigid electronics and is instead powered by chemical reactions. Aptly named Octobot, the ...

US engineers have built the first ever self-contained, completely soft robot - in the shape of a small octopus. Made from silicone gels of varying stiffness, the "octobot" is powered by a chemical ...

When we think of robots, we tend to think of rigid Terminator-type machines, but scientists have developed the first squishy robot made entirely from soft, flexible parts. The so-called "octobot", ...

The surprise discovery that octopi can "walk" along the sea bed on two tentacles has inspired scientists seeking to create of a new generation of soft, flexible robots. Two species of octopus have ...