Researchers at Queen Mary University of London built a robot octopus that mimics the way real-life octopuses move. As explained in their paper "Bio-Inspired Octopus Robot Based on Novel Soft Fluidic Actuator," their invention is equipped with a novel actuation system which is pumping air into the robot's "tentacles," allowing it to rotate and change direction almost like the real thing. Tags:cool nerdy octopus robot science

This rarely seen glass octopus bared all recently — even a view of its innards — when an underwater robot filmed it gracefully soaring through the deep waters of the Central Pacific Ocean, northeast of Sydney, Australia. Learn more about the beautiful creature and how the underwater robot SuBastian captured this footage → https://www.livescience.com/rare-glas... Tags:cool glass octopus rare wildlife

Octopuses are Marine animals, that live and breath underwater, so at low tide one would expect them to be imprisoned in rocky pools. This extraordinary species found in Northern Australia is like no other Octopus, and land is no obstacle when hunting for Crabs. Tags:cool octopus sea wildlife

Octopus in hunt for a crab. Tags:crab hunt octopus sea wildlife

Octopus escapes the boat through really tiny hole. Tags:boat nature octopus wildlife