Biomechanics, motor control and dynamic models of the soft limbs of the octopus and other cephalopods

T Flash, L Zullo - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2023 - journals.biologists.com
Muscular hydrostats are organs composed entirely of packed arrays of incompressible
muscles and lacking any skeletal support. Found in both vertebrates and invertebrates, they …

Mechanosensory control of locomotion in animals and robots: moving forward

CJ Dallmann, BH Dickerson, JH Simpson… - Integrative and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
While animals swim, crawl, walk, and fly with apparent ease, building robots capable of
robust locomotion remains a significant challenge. In this review, we draw attention to …

An Underwater Biomimetic Robot that can Swim, Bipedal Walk and Grasp

Q Wu, L Pan, FL Du, ZS Wu, XN Chi, FR Gao… - Journal of Bionic …, 2024 - Springer
In developing and exploring extreme and harsh underwater environments, underwater
robots can effectively replace humans to complete tasks. To meet the requirements of …

Single unit electrophysiology recordings and computational modeling can predict octopus arm movement

NSS Gedela, S Salim, RD Radawiec, J Richie… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The octopus simplified nervous system holds the potential to reveal principles of motor
circuits and improve brain-machine interface devices through computational modeling with …

Neuronal segmentation in cephalopod arms

CS Olson, NG Schulz, CW Ragsdale - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The prehensile arms of the cephalopod are among these animals most remarkable features,
but the neural circuitry governing arm and sucker movements remains largely unknown. We …

CuttleBot: Emulating Cuttlefish Behavior and Intelligence in a Novel Robot Design

MA Pfeiffer, S Kandimalla, J Liu, K Hsu… - … on Simulation of …, 2024 - Springer
The CuttleBot project aspires to encapsulate the sophisticated behavior of cuttlefish in a
neurorobot. The long-term goal is to construct a machine that mirrors the unique intelligent …