Octobot (robot)

Octobot is a proof of concept for the first fully soft-bodied autonomous robot.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

The robot is shaped like a small octopus. It uses hydrogen peroxide as a power source and has a microfluidic logic circuit.

It was designed in 2016 by researchers at Harvard University.

References

1. Fleur, Nicholas St (2016-08-26). "Meet Octobot: Squishy, Adorable and Revolutionary". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-26. Liquid hydrogen peroxide is its fuel, and when it reacts with a platinum catalyst in the cephalopod's core, it creates a gas that inflates the creature's limbs, like a balloon.
2. "Pneumatic octopus is first soft, solo robot". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-25. US engineers have built the first ever self-contained, completely soft robot - in the shape of a small octopus.
3. Shen, Helen. "Beyond Terminator: squishy 'octobot' heralds new era of soft robotics". Nature (journal). doi:10.1038/nature.2016.20487.
4. "'Octobot' is the world's first soft-bodied robot". Science (journal). 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
5. "Behold the octobot—a fully autonomous, soft-bodied robot". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
6. Burgess, Matt. "Batteries not included: Meet Octobot – the first entirely soft, autonomous robot". Wired (website). Retrieved 2016-08-25.
7. "Octobot, el robot suave y barato" (in Spanish language). El Universo. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
8. "Zachte robot Siliconen octopusje beweegt autonoom" [Little soft silicon octopus robot moves autonomously] (in Dutch language). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
9. 中時電子報. "首款軟式機器人原型 章魚哥亮相" [The first soft robot prototype octopus debut] (in Chinese language). China Times. Retrieved 2016-08-25.

Further reading

External video

Introducing the Octobot from Harvard University

• Wehner, Michael; Truby, Ryan L.; Fitzgerald, Daniel J.; Mosadegh, Bobak; Whitesides, George M.; Lewis, Jennifer A.; Wood, Robert J. (2016-08-25). "An integrated design and fabrication strategy for entirely soft, autonomous robots". Nature (journal). 536 (7617): 451–455. doi:10.1038/nature19100. ISSN 0028-0836.