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3-D Printed Octopus Suckers Help Robots Stick #146907 Thu 21 Feb 2013 06:39:PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA Webmaster OP Launch Director
OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 678,976 Los Angeles, USA	[caption id="attachment_257" align="alignleft" width="350" caption="Four small 3-D printed robot suckers and two larger ones; image courtesy of Doug LaFon, U.S. Army Research Laboratory photographer"] [/caption]Legions of animal-inspired robots are being created to improve military missions and disaster response efforts--from crawling cockroach-like RHex bots to leaping Sand Flea robots and the speeding Cheetah machines. Now, a squishier source for smart robo-tech has joined the ranks: octopuses . [More] Source: 3-D Printed Octopus Suckers Help Robots Stick David Cottle UBB Owner & Administrator