Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspiration to design technologies that can better grip a wide variety of objects in underwater environments.
It wasn’t until one morning when the director of the aquarium, Elfriede Kummer, turned on the lights and saw their resident octopus, six-month-old Otto, had climbed to the edge of his tank and ...
The group led by Associate Professor Michael Bartlett has created an octopus-inspired adhesive, inspired by the shape of octopus suckers, that can quickly grab and controllably release challenging ...
The Octopus Arcade Stick could become the only fight stick you’ll ever need, with support for myriad platforms, high-quality components, extensive customization options, and a ruggedness that ...
Underwater, the octopus-inspired adhesive strongly attached to complex objects from lightweight shells to large rocks and soft gel beads with different roughness, curvature, and hardness.
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Using mechanisms inspired by nature, Virginia Tech researchers have created a new adhesive based on the shape of octopus suckers. “We’re really interested in trying to grab on quickly ...