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.
Feature: The soft touch
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/530024a
OCTOPUS – http://www.octopusproject.eu/
STIFF-FLOP – http://www.stiff-flop.eu/
PoseiDRONE – http://sssa.marinerobotics.it/research/activegrants/01_PoseiDRONE.php