Robots aren’t usually soft and squidgy. But inspired by the octopus, engineers are creating robots that can twist their way around problems that rigid robots can’t handle.

Feature: The soft touch
http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.10...

OCTOPUS - http://www.octopusproject.eu/
STIFF-FLOP - http://www.stiff-flop.eu/
PoseiDRONE - http://sssa.marinerobotics.it/researc...