🐙✨ Octopuses are multitasking marvels! Scientists discover they favor front arms for tasks like reaching, while rear arms help with locomotion. A flexible feat inspiring robotics!
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/11/octopuses-prefer-to-use-different-arms-for-different-tasks-scientists-find
// JAN STEINKÜHLER
Jan Steinkühler, Junior Professor at Kiel University, explores bio-inspired computing that thinks like nature: efficient, adaptive, and alive. 🧬⚡
Using synthetic cells as a toolkit, he’s reimagining how we compute—beyond silicon, beyond convention.
At Waterkant 2025, he’ll dive into living tech and the future of resilient systems. 🌱
Tickets: https://www.waterkant.sh/?ref=mastodon
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Washington State University researchers have created the world's smallest, lightest, and fastest micro-robots, resembling a mini-bug and a water strider. Weighing eight and 55 milligrams, these micro-robots move at approximately six millimeters per second.
They feature tiny, less than a milligram actuators made of shape memory alloy (SMA) for movement without traditional motors. SMA technology allows efficient and energy-saving operation, requiring minimal electricity or heat.
The robots demonstrate remarkable agility and efficiency, with potential applications in artificial pollination, search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and robotic-assisted surgery. Future enhancements may include studying natural insect movements for optimization.
#MicroRobots #Robotics #TechInnovation #WSUResearch #ShapeMemoryAlloy #Miniaturization #ArtificialPollination #SurgicalRobotics #EnvironmentalMonitoring #BioinspiredTech
