Robot octopus will go where no sub has gone before

Invest €10 million in a robotic octopus and you'll be able to search the seabed with the same dexterity as the real thing. At least that's the plan, say those who are attempting to build a robot with arms that work in the same way that octopuses tentacles do. Having no solid skeleton, it will be the world's first entirely soft robot.

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