Now you see it, now you do'nt - Vanishing Octopus & the Robot Counterpart

Many plants and animals camouflage themselves either for defence or occasionally for offence. Octopusses (Should I say octopi) do this with amazing celerity.

Researchers have built this gimmick into soft bodied robots.
The video below shows how an Octopus does it and does it much better than the robots that follow in the article below the video.



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