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🐙✨ Octopuses are multitasking marvels! Scientists discover they favor front arms for tasks like reaching, while rear arms help with locomotion. A flexible feat inspiring robotics!

@goodnews

#GoodNews #OctopusIntelligence #MarineLife #BioInspiredTech #NatureWonders
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/11/octopuses-prefer-to-use-different-arms-for-different-tasks-scientists-find

// JAN STEINKÜHLER

Jan Steinkühler, Junior Professor at Kiel University, explores bio-inspired computing that thinks like nature: efficient, adaptive, and alive. 🧬⚡

Using synthetic cells as a toolkit, he’s reimagining how we compute—beyond silicon, beyond convention.
At Waterkant 2025, he’ll dive into living tech and the future of resilient systems. 🌱

Tickets: https://www.waterkant.sh/?ref=mastodon

#waterkant25 #bioinspiredtech #syntheticbiology #resilientdesign

// JAN STEINKÜHLER

Jan Steinkühler, Junior Professor at Kiel University, explores bio-inspired computing that thinks like nature: efficient, adaptive, and alive. 🧬⚡

Using synthetic cells as a toolkit, he’s reimagining how we compute—beyond silicon, beyond convention.
At Waterkant 2025, he’ll dive into living tech and the future of resilient systems. 🌱

Tickets: https://www.waterkant.sh/?ref=mastodon

#waterkant25 #bioinspiredtech #syntheticbiology #resilientdesign

// JAN STEINKÜHLER

Jan Steinkühler, Junior Professor at Kiel University, explores bio-inspired computing that thinks like nature: efficient, adaptive, and alive. 🧬⚡

Using synthetic cells as a toolkit, he’s reimagining how we compute—beyond silicon, beyond convention.
At Waterkant 2025, he’ll dive into living tech and the future of resilient systems. 🌱

Tickets: https://www.waterkant.sh/?ref=mastodon

#waterkant25 #bioinspiredtech #syntheticbiology #resilientdesign

// JAN STEINKÜHLER

Jan Steinkühler, Junior Professor at Kiel University, explores bio-inspired computing that thinks like nature: efficient, adaptive, and alive. 🧬⚡

Using synthetic cells as a toolkit, he’s reimagining how we compute—beyond silicon, beyond convention.
At Waterkant 2025, he’ll dive into living tech and the future of resilient systems. 🌱

Tickets: https://www.waterkant.sh/?ref=mastodon

#waterkant25 #bioinspiredtech #syntheticbiology #resilientdesign

// JAN STEINKÜHLER

Jan Steinkühler, Junior Professor at Kiel University, explores bio-inspired computing that thinks like nature: efficient, adaptive, and alive. 🧬⚡

Using synthetic cells as a toolkit, he’s reimagining how we compute—beyond silicon, beyond convention.
At Waterkant 2025, he’ll dive into living tech and the future of resilient systems. 🌱

Tickets: https://www.waterkant.sh/?ref=mastodon

#waterkant25 #bioinspiredtech #syntheticbiology #resilientdesign

Washington State University researchers have created the world's smallest, lightest, and fastest micro-robots, resembling a mini-bug and a water strider. Weighing eight and 55 milligrams, these micro-robots move at approximately six millimeters per second.

They feature tiny, less than a milligram actuators made of shape memory alloy (SMA) for movement without traditional motors. SMA technology allows efficient and energy-saving operation, requiring minimal electricity or heat.

The robots demonstrate remarkable agility and efficiency, with potential applications in artificial pollination, search and rescue, environmental monitoring, and robotic-assisted surgery. Future enhancements may include studying natural insect movements for optimization.

#MicroRobots #Robotics #TechInnovation #WSUResearch #ShapeMemoryAlloy #Miniaturization #ArtificialPollination #SurgicalRobotics #EnvironmentalMonitoring #BioinspiredTech