Bio-Inspired Approaches—a Leverage for Robotics by Swaminath Venkateswaran, Damien Chablat, Poramate Manoonpong, Julien R Serres ISBN 9783725845453, 9783725845460, 372584545X, 3725845468 instant download

Bio-Inspired Approaches—a Leverage for Robotics by Swaminath Venkateswaran, Damien Chablat, Poramate Manoonpong, Julien R Serres ISBN 9783725845453, 9783725845460, 372584545X, 3725845468 instant download

The field of bio-inspired approaches (also known as biomimetics or biomimicry) is a design approach in which a product or process is inspired by elements of nature, such as plants or animals. Bio-inspired approaches serve as inspiration and motivation for many engineers and designers in terms of efforts to identify unexpected solutions to problems. 
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These approaches have made great inroads in the aerospace, marine, and automotive industries. The domains of bio-inspiration and bio-mimetics have also been the focus of a number of studies in the field of robotics. There are several examples of their use in the literature, including their implementation in snake-type robots for underwater inspection or in worm-type systems for industrial pipeline inspections. 
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This Special Issue compiles and presents recent advancements in the domain of bio-inspired robotics and their potential applications in industry. This will help researchers from all communities understand the relevance of bio-inspiration in robotics and serve as a platform for the application of these cutting-edge approaches in other fields.