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Coffee Powered Tentacle Bot!

posted by LaminatorX on Thursday May 14 2015, @10:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the big-in-Japan dept.

Dr Spin writes:

Inspired by octopus arms, a robotic arm that can bend, stretch and squeeze through cluttered environments has been created by researchers in Italy.

Soft robotics is a promising technology in the medical field, particularly for surgical applications. This arm was designed for surgical operations which need to access remote, confined regions of the body and, once there, manipulate soft organs without damaging them, and relies on coffee grounds as a control mechanism!

More details available from Sclog

 
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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 15 2015, @04:08PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 15 2015, @04:08PM (#183385)

    Here is the full description (with some pictures) after several clicks: http://iopscience.iop.org/1748-3190/10/3/035008/article [iop.org]

    I am a bit disappointed that I didn't find a video, though.