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'Octobot' Is The World's First Soft-Bodied Robot (sciencemag.org)
sciencehabit quotes a report from Science Magazine: Researchers have created the first completely soft-bodied robot, dubbed the 'octobot.' The palm-sized machine's exterior is made of silicone. And whereas other soft robots have had at least a few hard parts, such as batteries or wires, the octobot uses a small reservoir of hydrogen peroxide as fuel. The basic design can be scaled up or down, increasing or decreasing fuel capacity depending on the robot's job. As the field of soft robotics advances, the scientists envision these robots being used for marine search and rescue, oceanic temperature sensing, and military surveillance. The report adds: "When the hydrogen peroxide washes over flecks of platinum embedded within the octobot, the resulting chemical reaction produces gas that inflates and flexes the robot's arms. As described online today in Nature, the gas flows through a series of 3D-printed pneumatic chambers that link the octobot's eight arms; their flexing propels it through water."
Octopussy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Something something with your A-holes.
the scientists envision these robots being used for marine search and rescue, oceanic temperature sensing, and military surveillance.
Clearly they were not Japanese scientists! Imagine the works of art that can make use of this technology!
the gas flows through a series of 3D-printed pneumatic chambers that link the octobot's eight arms; their flexing propels it through water.
Kif from Futurama has no bones, but is supported by a system of fluid filled bladders. This sounds right in his wheelhouse.
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Rumors are that that Octobot will be put in use at the Oktoberfest, which conveniently ends in October.
Everything I write is lies, read between the lines.
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I'm thinking that these critters could be used as an excellent PsychOps weapon. Some primitive guy with a beard and a rag on his head, carrying a Kalashnikov gets surrounded by a horde of these critters . . . he's going to wig out, drop the Kalashnikov and skedaddle, while screaming "Run Away!".
It would also be a hoot and a half to dump one of these varmints into the local public swimming pool. The folks in the pool would wig out, drop their Kalashnikovs and skedaddle, while screaming "Run Away!".
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Made this one, right?
(they tend to name a lot of things with Octo- from their logo)
"scientists envision these robots being used for marine search"
http://www.octonauts.com/im/pr...
Every one a crappy attempted joke. What happened to the intelligent people who used to comment on this site?
Here, directly from the paper: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v536/n7617/extref/nature19100-sv6.mp4
Do note, that this is at x15 speed
Dindunothing science.
Stick a hook on that thing and let's go fishing.
wellcome our silicone Kraken Overlords.
Giving robots a soft body is just the first step in turning them into sex workers.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
I think your better off with a Wacky Wall Walker. Seems like they even move better.
Nice progress in manufacturing technique maybe but not an amazing robot (yet).
...I guess.
BRB, off to the patent office!
Who am I kidding, the sort of person that would use a fleshlight won't have seven male friends to share an octopussy with.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
They can't RTFA because it's published $Nature$, hence paywalled.
publish:
transitive verb
1 a : to make generally known
b : to make public announcement of
2 a : to disseminate to the public
b : to produce or release for distribution; specifically : print 2c
c : to issue the work of (an author)
I guess 2 out of 5 isn't bad. Wait, that's a failing grade.
the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Nope.
The fact that the gas produced to inflate the soft body is going to be pure oxygen indicates that this softbot will probably end up being a firebot at some point.