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Resilient bug-sized robots keep flying even after wing damage

(Nanowerk News) Bumblebees are clumsy fliers. It is estimated that a foraging bee bumps into a flower about once per second, which damages its wings over time. Yet despite having many tiny rips or holes in their wings, bumblebees can still fly.

2023-03-24

New soft robot shifts from land to sea with ease

(Nanowerk News) Most animals can quickly transition from walking to jumping to crawling to swimming if needed without reconfiguring or making major adjustments. Most robots cannot. But researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have created soft robots that can seamlessly shift from walking to swimming, for example, or crawling to rolling.

2023-03-24

A Programmable Inchworm-Inspired Soft Robot Powered by a Rotating Magnetic Field

With the growing demand for miniaturized workspaces, the demand for microrobots has been increasing in robotics research. Compared to traditional rigid robots, soft robots have better robustness and safety. With a flexible structure, soft robots can undergo large deformations and achieve a variety of motion states. Researchers are working to design and fabricate flexible robots based on biomimetic principles, using magnetic fields for cable-free actuation. In this study, we propose an inchworm-shaped soft robot driven by a magnetic field. First, a robot is designed and fabricated and force analysis is performed. Then, factors affecting the soft robot’s motion speed are examined, including the spacing between the magnets and the strength and frequency of the magnetic field.

2023-03-13

Insect that flings pee with a butt catapult is 1st known example of 'superpropulsion' in nature

This tiny sharpshooter insect urinates and forms a droplet of pee on its anal stylus (aka 'butt flicker’), before flicking it off. (Image credit: Georgia Institute of Technology)

2023-03-09

The International Youth Conference of Bionic Science and Engineering (IYCBSE 2021)

Time ：July 17-18, 2021

Venue ：Shenzhen, China

Organizer ：International Society of Bionic Engineering; City University of Hong Kong; Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, CAS; Jilin University

International Conference on Bionic Engineering and Design

Time ：July 29-30, 2021

Venue ：Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Organizer ：World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

World Congress on Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Time ：September 29-30, 2020

Venue ：Webinar

Organizer ：Conference Series LLC Ltd

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Desert scorpion 's resistance to erosion

It is found that typical desert organisms such as desert scorpion have excellent erosion resistance and cross-scale structural coupling rules under the dynamic ...

2020-9-24

Anti-adhesion and resistance reduction of Dung bee

The body surfaces of dung beetle normally have geometrically non-smooth or rough structures that will be useful to reduce contact area with soil and improve its...

2020-9-24

Bionic Mass Transfer Device based on Lung Respirat

A lung-inspired approach is employed to overcome performance issues in proton exchange membrane fuel cell. The fractal geometry of the lung is used as the model...

2020-9-24

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2020-10-3

Where to study Biomimetics in Europe?

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2020-10-3

Theme session: “Energy storage”

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2020-10-3

Why is it itchy? A second skin, wool and other fabrics

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