Dr. Bush and her students are part of a $2.4 Million National Institute of Health funded research project where they will be studying the impulses associated with movement of the octopus arms. This work has the potential to uncover new approaches for driving prosthetic devices or designing systems for reach and grasp.
The team includes Galit Pelled (PI), Adam Alessio, Xiaobo Tan and Ana Vasquez from Michigan State University and Clifton Ragsdale and Cindy Chestek from University of Chicago and University of Michigan
Article on MSU Today:
https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2020/no-bones-about-it-octopus-may-be-the-key-to-smart-prosthetics/