Octopus-like rubber skin could lead to shape-shifting robots

The team designed a material based on the muscle underneath octopus skin that controls the animal’s dermal papillae. Those are the protrusions in the cephalopod’s skin that pop up when it wants to blend into its surroundings. That material is composed of several layers, including a fiber mesh and the rubber skin itself. When you …

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