Why don't octopus arms get stuck together?

Posted by: fcwgroup on June 20, 2014 Under: Baby Patterns |

Why don't octopus arms get stuck together?
“Controlling movements of flexible arms is a challenging task for the octopus because of the virtually infinite number of degrees of freedom (DOFs). Octopuses simplify this control by using stereotypical motion patterns that reduce the DOFs, in the …
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