Additional September 2016 robots include helpful reminder bots or chatbot extensions along with intuitive food printers that are said to change the way consumers experience dining outside of the home. An underwater drone that has taken its inspiration from an octopus is among 45 new robot concepts unveiled in August. Researchers at the BioRobotics Institute at Scuola Superiore Sant-Anna have developed a life-like device with tentacles, while Harvard University's soft robot concept also resembles marine life. The robotic octopus, called OctopusOx, was designed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Boston University.
An underwater drone that has taken its inspiration from an octopus is among 45 new robot concepts unveiled in August. Researchers at the BioRobotics Institute at Scuola Superiore Sant-Anna have developed a life-like device with tentacles, while Harvard University's soft robot concept also resembles marine life. The robotic octopus, called OctopusOx, was designed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Boston University.