AIMC Topic: Biomimetics

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Resilience of hierarchical actuators highlighted by a myosin-to-muscle mock-up.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Skeletal muscle is the main actuator of various families of vertebrates (mammals, fish, reptiles). It displays remarkable robustness to micro-damage, that supposedly originates both from its redundant hierarchical structure and its nervous command. A...

Design and experiments of a humanoid torso based on biological features.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Among the components of a humanoid robot, a humanoid torso plays a vital role in supporting a humanoid robot to complete the desired motions. In this paper, a new LARMbot torso is developed to obtain better working performance based on biological fea...

Inspired by the growth behavior of plants: biomimetic soft robots that just meet the requirements of use.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Soft robots are usually manufactured using the pouring method and can only be configured with a fixed execution area, which often faces the problem of insufficient or wasteful performance in real-world applications, and cannot be reused for other tas...

Simultaneous Isotropic Omnidirectional Hypersensitive Strain Sensing and Deep Learning-Assisted Direction Recognition in a Biomimetic Stretchable Device.

Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Omnidirectional strain sensing and direction recognition ability are features of the human tactile sense, essential to address the intricate and dynamic requirements of real-world applications. Most of the current strain sensors work by converting un...

Modeling and control of a sperm-inspired robot with helical propulsion.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Efficient propulsion has been a central focus of research in the field of biomimetic underwater vehicles. Compared to the prevalent fish-like reciprocating flapping propulsion mode, the sperm-like helical propulsion mode features higher efficiency an...

Visual collective behaviors on spherical robots.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
The implementation of collective motion, traditionally, disregard the limited sensing capabilities of an individual, to instead assuming an omniscient perception of the environment. This study implements a visual flocking model in a 'robot-in-the-loo...

Tailless control of a four-winged flapping-wing micro air vehicle with wing twist modulation.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
This paper describes the tailless control system design of a flapping-wing micro air vehicle in a four-winged configuration, which can provide high control authority to be stable and agile in flight conditions from hovering to maneuvering flights. Th...

Novel automation, artificial intelligence, and biomimetic engineering advancements for insect studies and management.

Current opinion in insect science
Entomology has seen remarkable advancements through the integration of robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and biomimetic engineering. These technological innovations are revolutionizing how scientists study insect behavior, ecology, and manageme...

Elephant-inspired tapered cable-driven hyper-redundant manipulator: design and performance analysis.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
The cable-driven hyper-redundant manipulator (CDHM), distinguished by its high flexibility and adjustable stiffness, is extensively utilized in confined and obstacle-rich environments such as aerospace and nuclear facilities. This paper introduces a ...

Insect-inspired passive wing collision recovery in flapping wing microrobots.

Bioinspiration & biomimetics
Flying insects have developed two distinct adaptive strategies to minimize wing damage during collisions. One strategy includes an elastic joint at the leading edge, which is evident in wasps and beetles, while another strategy features an adaptive a...