A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus ...

Switzerland-based Mimic Robotics AG said Monday it has raised $16 million in seed funding from Elaia and Speedinvest to enable robotic hands to adapt to complex, high-precision tasks that conventional ...

For some of us, the opportunity comes once a year — to try on another look and pretend to be something other than ourselves. But for some species, costumes are an everyday essential, and the stakes ...

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In late September 2025, an image claiming to show an octopus helping a diver with underwater maintenance tasks began circulating on Facebook. One version (archived), included the following caption: ...

Ghost always knew when it was showtime. Stretching her eight arms across the tank, the octopus would glide mid-water almost as if she were dancing, leaving admirers on the other side of the glass ...

All eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. A new, detailed analysis of how octopuses wield their famously ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ghost, a giant Pacific octopus beloved by aquarium visitors, is entering senescence, the final stage of her life.

Caterina Lamuta, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Iowa, who is working on technology that mimics the skin, muscles, and tissue of an octopus that ...