A Robot Made Out Of Stretchy, Electronic ’Octopus Skin’ - Newsy

Scientists built a robot out of stretchy, electronic “octopus skin.“ So, uh ... why? Well, octopus skin has a lot of cool properties. It’s stretchy and can change color. That makes it the perfect inspiration for flexible electronics. Flexible electronics is a big area of modern tech research. Kevin Dowling, vice president of R&D at MC10, told TED, “Essentially, what we’re trying to do is free electronics from what is called ’the wafer.’ ... Everything you own that’s electronic ... is now formed upon silic