A robotic arm inspired by octopus tentacles could make it easier for surgeons to access hard-to-reach parts of the body. A new robotic device uses a series of inflatable chambers to mimic how an ...

An entire octopus was found by doctors in a man’s throat in Singapore after he was hospitalized. The man went to the hospital after he began vomiting when he ate a meal that contained the octopus in ...

IFLScience needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. You may unsubscribe from these communications at any time.

Robotic arms inspired by the octopus could help doctors to perform new operations using keyhole surgery. By mimicking the octopus arm to transform from soft and flexible to stiff and rigid, these soft ...

A robotic arm that can bend, stretch and squeeze through cluttered environments has been created by a group of researchers. Inspired by the eight arms of the octopus, the device has been specifically ...

When surgeons are trying to operate on hard-to-reach organs, they'll often have to make multiple incisions to get at the area from different angles, or use tools such as retractors to pull other ...