Researchers at Harvard have come up with an in**vation that may eventually give us the terrifying organic-style automatons we've always feared: a robotic octopus.*
Nicknamed the Octobot, the mechanism was created using a combination of 3D printing, molding and soft lithography. To make the Octobot move auto**mously, the developers used a microfluidic logic circuit, which directs the flow of its chemical reaction of hydrogen peroxide that's converted into gas when it comes in contact with its platinum components.*
According the researchers, the robot has ** rigid parts, which means that it would essentially feel like an organic construct to the touch. There are ** plans to release the robot commercially, but the researchers hope the in**vation might one day be used for rescue efforts that require more malleable robotic devices.* Read more...