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Robot engineered in Bristol EATS organic matter and could clean contaminated water

Daily Mail - Science & tech

A robot developed by British robotics engineers can sustain itself by consuming living matter from its environment (pictured). The octobot is an entirely soft, autonomous robot. A pneumatic network, pink, is embedded within the octobot's body and hyperelastic actuator arms, light blue. It's squishy like Silly Putty, wireless, battery-less and made for pennies by a 3-D printer The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules.