You're probably thinking how cool this story is and we're here to tell you that indeed it is.

A robotic octopus has been tested on the sea and it's as glorious as the real deal.

And it's even more amazing because it's not like the stiff robots you see on land. This robotic octopus sculls just like a real octopus. Is it great or what?

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Imagine seeing a robot that floats and sculls as freely as the real marine animal it was modeled after.

Sculling is described as the pumping of the octopus' eight tentacles in a very coordinated motion. This robot is a project of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) located in Greece.

The team has been working on this project for years and in 2013 was able to release a detailed paper about the movement of the octopus to be mimicked by a plastic form of the animal.

Researchers used flexible silicone to make the robot scull smoothly and not stiffly. They were also able to mirror the octopus' movement that stretches their tentacles and provides thrust.

In their project paper, researchers noted the robotic octopus has been built using different dynamic models focusing on the tentacle's flexibility.

They were able to differentiate the effects of the materials used on the kinematic system of the robot.

The robot with the best features was then tested both inside a laboratory and in the Aegean Sea.

When the robot was out at sea, researchers said it was followed by lots of small fish. They concluded that the robot can be used for non-disruptive underwater surveillance.

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