Some of the most ingenious tech has been inspired by nature. From color-changing materials that function like cephalopod skin to a tiny biomimetic robot that looks and moves like an actual cockroach, ...

Soon, a flexible octopus-like robot could be completely free of wires or internal electronics. Engineers at Rice University have unveiled a new soft robotic arm controlled by laser beams.

TBH, while innovative, using water or some other liquid to acquire a stronger suction seal seems like it should have been a no-brainer. Back in the "not child safe" era where projectile weapons were ...