Robotic Tentacle + Improved LS3

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(1) Martinez RV et al, Robotic Tentacles with Three-Dimensional Mobility Based on Flexible Elastomers. Advanced Materials, "first published online: 7 SEP 2012  DOI: 10.1002/adma.201203002."
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/d ... .201203002/abstract

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(2) Press release: DARPA’s Four-Legged Robots Walk Out For Capabilities Demonstration. DARPA, Sept 10, 2012 (video).
http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2012/09/10.aspx
(10 times quieter than when the platform first came online; from a 1- to 3-mph walk to a 5-mph jog; can automatically right itself, stand up and carry on)