Octopus Arms and Soft Robots
In short: Exploring how the muscular hydrostat structure and sensory suckers of the octopus are inspiring the next generation of adaptive soft robots.
A 1:22 short film in the series “Nature Invented It First”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: PubMed Central (PMC) / National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “From synaptic input to muscle contraction: arm muscle cells of Octopus vulgaris show unique neuromuscular junction and excitation–contraction coupling properties”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Molecular basis of chemotactile sensation in octopus”; Springer, “Evidence for tactile 3D shape discrimination by octopus”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Glowing Sucker Octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis)‐Inspired Soft Robotic Gripper for Underwater Self‐Adaptive Grasping and Sensing”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Octopus-Inspired Underwater Soft Robotic Gripper with Crawling and Swimming Capabilities”; Science Robotics, “Octopus-inspired sensorized soft arm for environmental interaction”; PMC, “A soft body as a reservoir: case studies in a dynamic model of octopus-inspired soft robotic arm”; University of Bristol, “Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings”.
Sources used in this film
- PubMed Central (PMC) / National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — From synaptic input to muscle contraction: arm muscle cells of Octopus vulgaris show unique neuromuscular junction and excitation–contraction coupling properties · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Molecular basis of chemotactile sensation in octopus · View →
- Springer — Evidence for tactile 3D shape discrimination by octopus · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Glowing Sucker Octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis)‐Inspired Soft Robotic Gripper for Underwater Self‐Adaptive Grasping and Sensing · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Octopus-Inspired Underwater Soft Robotic Gripper with Crawling and Swimming Capabilities · View →
- Science Robotics — Octopus-inspired sensorized soft arm for environmental interaction · View →
- PMC — A soft body as a reservoir: case studies in a dynamic model of octopus-inspired soft robotic arm · View →
- University of Bristol — Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: PubMed Central (PMC) / National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): From synaptic input to muscle contraction: arm muscle cells of Octopus vulgaris show unique neuromuscular junction and excitation–contraction coupling properties
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Molecular basis of chemotactile sensation in octopus
- Also: Springer: Evidence for tactile 3D shape discrimination by octopus
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Glowing Sucker Octopus (Stauroteuthis syrtensis)‐Inspired Soft Robotic Gripper for Underwater Self‐Adaptive Grasping and Sensing
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Octopus-Inspired Underwater Soft Robotic Gripper with Crawling and Swimming Capabilities
- Also: Science Robotics: Octopus-inspired sensorized soft arm for environmental interaction
- Also: PMC: A soft body as a reservoir: case studies in a dynamic model of octopus-inspired soft robotic arm
- Also: University of Bristol: Handy octopus robot can adapt to its surroundings
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