A new generation of robots is beginning to take shape, one that moves, senses, and adapts more like living creatures.

A new species of shape-shifting octopus has just been described by scientists in Australia. The tiny cephalopod grows only about 1.6 inches across, but it can survive more than half a mile beneath the ...

Scientists in Italy have developed a flexible robotic arm modelled on the octopus, combining soft materials with touch-sensitive suction cups. Designed to work in crowded and delicate environments, ...

An octopus-shaped nanomachine hijacks tumor ATP leakage to power a self-amplifying cycle of membrane damage, drug delivery, and metabolic collapse in cancer cells. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cancer cells ...