Episode 497
Meet the Octobot - the soft robot octopus
The latest floppy creation in robotics.
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
August 24, 20165m 5s
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Show Notes
Imagine a robot. I'm guessing, after decades of droids and terminators, that the machine you're picturing is something metal, rigid and human-shaped. But this type of robot can only do so much. What we need are soft-skinned robots and this is precisely what a team of Harvard University researchers have built: an autonomous, 3D printed octopus-shaped soft robot nicknamed "octobot." Lucka Bibic spoke with Michael Wehner about their latest invention Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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