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Octopus-inspired Robot can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects

Octopus robot grabs a crab
The soft robot is controlled with two valves, one to apply pressure for bending the arm and one for a vacuum that engages the suckers. By changing the pressure and vacuum, the arm can attach to any object, wrap around it, carry it, and release it.  (Video courtesy of the Bertoldi Lab/Harvard SEAS)

Researchers have developed an octopus-inspired soft robotic arm that can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects. Its flexible, tapered design, complete with suction cups, gives the gripper a firm grasp on objects of all shapes, sizes and textures – from eggs to iPhones to large exercise balls.

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