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From the deep sea to deep space: sea urchin's teeth inspire new design for space exploration device

Published on May 3, 2016

The sea urchin’s intricate mouth and teeth are the model for a claw-like device developed by a team of engineers and marine biologists at the University of California, San Diego to sample sediments on other planets, such as Mars. The researchers detail their work in a recent issue of the Journal of Visualized Experiments.

Sea urchin on Wikipedia

 

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Article "Nature inspires new generation of robot brains"

by Horizon Magazine
May 11, 2016

 

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Article "Robot bees open the lid on hive behaviour"

by Horizon Magazine
May 23, 2016

 

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Wei Lu - A Bio-inspired Neuromorphic Chip for Efficient Computing and Bio-interface

Published on Jun 15, 2016

In this lecture on demand, professor Wei Lu details a bio-inspired neuromorphic chip for efficient computing and bio interface.

In the past decades significant new advances have been brought on the joint problems of scaling neuroscience tools to interface with entire neuronal circuits and defining elemental cell types, but not sufficient yet to accelerate neuroscience. ICAN is an inaugural conference to bring engineers and neuroscientists together to review the recent advancement in neurotechnology and neuroscience, define the need for next-generation tools to move neuroscience forward, and enhance translation of technology to science community.

 

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MuddyBot – robot mimics mudskippers

Published on Jul 7, 2016

In order to study how first land animals moved 360 million years ago, researchers build MuddyBot. The robot was inspired by mudskippers (Periopthalmus barbaratus) and allowed researchers to vary the physical parameters. Results suggest that the powerful tails may have been more important than previously realized.

Credit:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Tail use improves performance on soft substrates in models of early vertebrate land locomotors
Benjamin McInroe, Henry C. Astley, Chaohui Gong, Sandy M. Kawano, Perrin E. Schiebel, Jennifer M. Rieser, Howie Choset, Richard W. Blob, Daniel I. Goldman
Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf0984

Muddybot moving on 0 degree slope with tail use - Supplementary Movie 4

Published on Jul 7, 2016

Tail use improves performance on soft substrates in models of early vertebrate land locomotors

 

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How the first land animals moved 360 million years ago

Published on Jul 8, 2016

When early terrestrial animals began moving about on mud and sand 360 million years ago, the powerful tails they used as fish may have been more important than scientists previously realized. That’s one conclusion from a new study of African mudskipper fish and a robotic model inspired by the animal. Animals analogous to the mudskipper would have used modified fins to move around on flat surfaces, but for climbing sandy slopes, the animals needed to use their tails to propel themselves forward, the researchers found.

"Recreating ancient vertebrate’s first step on dry land, with a robot"

by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
July 12, 2016

 

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Press release
"Mantis shrimp roll their eyes to improve their vision."

by Michael Bok
July 12, 2016

 

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10 coolest robot animals

Published on Sep 23, 2016

 

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Article "Taking a leap in bioinspired robotics"
Mechanical engineer Sangbae Kim builds animal-like machines for use in disaster response.

by Jennifer Chu
December 16, 2016

 

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Biomimicry – learning from Nature

Published on Jun 13, 2017

Biomimicry – imitating nature to solve engineering problems.

From cockleburs and termite mounds to lotus leaves and bats’ wings, nature has been evolving solutions to the world’s problems for billions of years.

Isobel Ashbey, a Physicist in our Applied Science Group, discusses how recent advances in imaging and analytical techniques empower us to move beyond a hap-hazard ‘inspired by nature’ approach towards more pro-active solution hunting.

 

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Article "Reprogramming nature"

by Oliver Mitchell
September 12, 2017

 

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Biobots: Snakebot, Batbot, and more robots inspired by nature

Published on Dec 28, 2018

Nature knows what it’s doing, and roboticists are more than happy to steal evolution’s ideas to make a plethora of curious and clever machines.

 

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Festo – BionicSoftHand

Published on Feb 28, 2019

The pneumatic robot hand is modelled on the human hand and can learn through artificial intelligence to grasp different objects and turn them into a desired position.

bionics4education.com

Festo Didactic

 

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Robots enable bees and fish to talk to each other

Published on Mar 21, 2019

Through an imaginative experiment, researchers were able to get two extremely different animal species located far apart to interact with each other and reach a shared decision with the help of robots.

"Robots enable bees and fish to talk to each other"

by Sarah Perrin
March 21, 2019

 

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Check out the weirdest robotic animals ever created | Robots Everywhere

Aug 7, 2020

When it comes to robots, those of the humanoid variety seem to get all the attention, but just as homo sapiens are only a small chunk of the animal kingdom, humanoid robots represent only a tiny portion of the robot kingdom. So today, we’re going on a robo-safari. Prepare to witness the weird and wonderful world of robotic animals.

This is Robots Everywhere -- a show where we chronicle the slow but steady takeover of our future robot overlords, and show you how they’re making their way into practically every facet of modern life.

00:00 Intro
01:12 Robots Inspired by Parts of Animals
02:28 Pet & Companion Robots
03:17 Animatronic Bots
04:40 Non-Animatronic Robotic Animals
05:18 Conclusion