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Science on Tap: How does an octopus control its arms?
Venue: Rising Silo Farm Brewery, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Science on Tap - New River Valley
Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Food, Family Friendly, Speaking Engagements, STEM Events
Cost: Free

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Description:
Science on Tap - New River Valley presents their February program titled "How does an octopus control its arms?" on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Rising Silo Farm Brewery.

The eight soft arms of an octopus lack bones entirely, instead having a unique muscular architecture that enables these arms to achieve unparalleled flexibility and dexterity. Please join us to learn from Virginia Tech assistant professor of mechanical engineering Noel Naughton about the biomechanical and neural control strategies used by octopuses to control their arms — and how studying these principles can aid the creation of robotic octopus arms.

You'll get a chance to try out controlling some soft flexible arms and learn firsthand the engineering challenges of creating such robots.

Admission is free and open to the public.

Rising Silo Farm Brewery is located at 2351 Glade Road in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/vmnJ65Zy/image.png.

For more information on the event, visit: https://communicatingscience.isce.vt.edu/css-events/upcoming-events/feb-2025-sot.html or https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068112035012 or https://www.facebook.com/events/9270544579719627 or https://www.instagram.com/scienceontapnrv/.

For more information on Rising Silo, visit: http://www.risingsilobrewery.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/risingsilobrewery or https://www.instagram.com/risingsilobrewery/ or call 540-750-0796.