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Octopus-inspired glove grabs underwater objects using LIDAR

13 Aug 2022 Isabelle Dumé
Octopus-inspired glove being tested in the lab
Gripping demonstration: researchers test the Octa-glove in the lab of Michael Bartlett. (Courtesy: Alex Parrish/Virginia Tech)
Inspired by the way the skin on octopus arms works, researchers at Virginia Tech in the US have deve

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