Friday, July 22, 2011

Robotic tentacles ready to invade the world

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Remember War of the Worlds? Well, think a robotic version of the scenario, and you might have robotic tentacles snaking their way all over the place. It seems that such robo-octopus tentacles are now ready for action, thanks to scientists who are working hard to develop an actual robotic octopus. The model that has been designed is soft enough to wrap around an object, but it is also full well of stiffening up just at the right amount of strength to grip onto things.