Palaeo-bioinspiration draws on the fossil record to advance innovation [PDF]
Communications BiologyBioinspiration is an approach to innovation based on the observation of biological systems, of which only 0.1% remain since life began 3.7 billion years ago.
Annabelle Aish +14 more
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From Bioinspiration to Biomimicry in Architecture: Opportunities and Challenges
Encyclopedia, 2023 The term “bioinspiration” defines a creative approach based on the observation of biological principles and transfer to design. Biomimicry is the recent approach, which describes a large field of scientific and technical activities dealing with an ...
Natasha Heil
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A Multi-Segmented Vectoring Nozzle Configuration Inspired by the Mating Wheel of Damselfly [PDF]
BiomimeticsConventional thrust vector control nozzles are severely constrained by a single-pivot deflection paradigm, which induces asymmetric shock reflections and adverse boundary layer separation at large angles.
Bolin Liu +8 more
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Inspired by nature, refined by numbers: formal–functional bioinspiration and intelligent computation in vehicle design [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceFor centuries, naturalist philosophers and scientists have studied the form and function of living organisms, striving to propose theories that describe the interplay between these two essential components of biological entities.
Pooya Sareh
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Kinematics and Flow Field Analysis of Allomyrina dichotoma Flight [PDF]
BiomimeticsIn recent years, bioinspired insect flight has become a prominent research area, with a particular focus on beetle-inspired aerial vehicles. Studying the unique flight mechanisms and structural characteristics of beetles has significant implications for ...
Huan Shen +11 more
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A Near-Infrared Imaging System for Robotic Venous Blood Collection [PDF]
SensorsVenous blood collection is a widely used medical diagnostic technique, and with rapid advancements in robotics, robotic venous blood collection has the potential to replace traditional manual methods.
Zhikang Yang +8 more
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A Novel Wheel-Legged Hexapod Robot
Biomimetics, 2022 Traditional mobile robots are mainly divided into wheeled robots and legged robots. They have good performance at fast-moving speeds and crossing obstacles, and weak terrain adaptability and moving speeds, respectively.
Yong Ni +6 more
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Bionic Design of Multi-Toe Quadruped Robot for Planetary Surface Exploration
Machines, 2022 To increase the knowledge and exploit new resources beyond the Earth, planetary surface exploration on the Moon or Mars attracts significant attention around the globe.
Guangming Chen +4 more
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Development of a Lizard-Inspired Robot for Mars Surface Exploration
Biomimetics, 2023 Exploring Mars is beneficial to increasing our knowledge, understanding the possibility of ancient microbial life there, and discovering new resources beyond the Earth to prepare for future human missions to Mars. To assist ambitious uncrewed missions to
Guangming Chen +4 more
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Bioinspired Self-Shaping Clay Composites for Sustainable Development
Biomimetics, 2022 Bioinspired self-shaping is an approach used to transform flat materials into unusual three-dimensional (3D) shapes by tailoring the internal architecture of the flat material.
Yuxiang Zhang, Hortense Le Ferrand
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