ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 31, 2013) -- Natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis can unveil points of weakness in man-made infrastructure, and now robots are being called in ...

Inspired by the way they grasp objects, the Army is developing self-sealing suction cups for robots -- just like those on an octopus. The design, from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Edgewood ...

Scientists have taken a close look at the physiology of the octopus, creatures that are ancient and unique. Their arms can operate independently of their central brain, each arm has a large bunch of ...

An octopus-inspired adhesive surface that works in wet and dry conditions has been created by researchers in South Korea. They believe their suction cups could find a range of uses including the ...

The octopus is inspiring all kinds of technologies, from grasping tentacles and camouflage material to robotic arms and suction cups. Here’s a look at the sophisticated tech that this sea creature has ...

Scientists have found a way to help dentures better stick to the mouth - by mimicking the powerful 'suction cups' found on octopus tentacles. Many have to resort to various denture cements and ...

A team of Korean scientists has recently found a way to make building flexible pressure sensors easier -- by mimicking the suction cups on octopus's tentacles. With increased study of bio-adhesives, a ...

A study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine describes the development and validation of an octopus sucker-inspired buccal mucosa suction patch as a novel drug delivery system. The ...

A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by scientists at the University of Bristol. The team, based at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, studied the ...

Past research has revealed that ' the eight legs of an octopus have a group of nerves that control the legs independently of the brain ' and that they have the ability to confirm the 'taste' of what ...