biomimetic

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• The top Japanese designs, embodied by the HAL-5 series from Cyberdyne, are light, nimble biomimetic exoskeletons used for medico-prosthetic applications.

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• Such a device can be thought of as a biomimetic, mechanically engineered nahogland.

  Academic text (2010)

• That's the value of this biomimetic design approach.

  WIRED

• So the the biomimetic approach that I take, I think is partly I want to mine biology for insights about how to solve problems.

• The further matching of materials to functions will surely continue and will probably be coupled with innovations—for example, in the exploitation of both natural and biomimetic composite systems aimed, in some cases, at biomedical applications.

  Academic text (1999)

• This is, in a sense, a biomimetic model for damage control, as most biological systems—including humans—constantly undergo stresses, damage, and corrective actions on a molecular level.

  Academic text (2012)

• Using an experiential learning process, participants braved frequent Scottish showers to learn some basic tools and techniques of biomimetic design, such as learning to observe nature closely, identifying functional needs, translating biological principles into design terms, and using Life's Principles to evaluate technologies and systems.

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• The engineer developed a biomimetic robot that mimics the movement of a fish to improve energy efficiency.

• Scientists are creating biomimetic materials inspired by the properties of spider silk for stronger fabrics.

Synonyms

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• Specialized

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Made to copy how another system works

focuses specifically on models taken from living organisms

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology