Octopus suckers inspire new tech for gripping objects underwater

Ars Technica
By Jennifer OuelletteOct 9, 2024, 3:00 pm130 pts
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. Their latest breakthrough is a special switchable adhesive modeled after the shape of the animal's suckers,…

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