The palm-sized robot was built using a combination of molding for the body and 3D printing for the legs.
The design is totally soft without a hard part in sight, meaning theres no conventional circuits or batteries.
Its actually powered by gas, which Octobot can autonomously direct around its artificial body.
Octobot may not be commercially exploited but it opens a new way we view at robotics.
This research is a proof of concept, said Harvard grad student and researcher Ryan Truby.
source: www.techworm.net
