Octopus walks on "two legs"!

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by blueerica

Teehee!

That's a great story.

I didn't know they would do such a thing. How smart they are!

Actually, interestingly, the study is focusing on how smart they aren't. With no central nervous system, it's pretty much assumed at this point that it's some sort of automic response. One of the lines of thought is to study it and somehow incorporate it into robotic locomotion that requires a lot less central processing than current solutions.

[blueerica]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Actually, interestingly, the study is focusing on how smart they aren't. With no central nervous system, it's pretty much assumed at this point that it's some sort of automic response. One of the lines of thought is to study it and somehow incorporate it into robotic locomotion that requires a lot less central processing than current solutions.

True, but now you made me read more than skim the article.

I'm going back to bed.

You can keep your bagels.