Biomimetics, Volume 10, Issue 3

Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is a critical parameter employed to assess the level of organic pollution in water. Accurate COD detection is essential for effective environmental monitoring and water quality assessment. Ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vi...

Human–robot interaction (HRI) is a key technology in the field of humanoid robotics, and motion imitation is one of the most direct ways to achieve efficient HRI. However, due to significant differences in structure, range of motion, and joint...

This paper presents a complete planner and controller scheme for bipedal robots, designed to enhance robustness against external disturbances. The high-level planner utilizes model predictive control (MPC) to optimize both the foothold location and s...

Background: The bonding protocol for lithium disilicate veneers in the esthetic zone plays a crucial role in modern dental restoration techniques, focusing on the replication of natural tooth properties and esthetics. This process involves several me...

Improved interpretation of electroencephalography (EEG) associated with the neural control of essential hand movements, including wrist extension (WE) and wrist flexion (WF), could improve the performance of brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). Th...

Dexterous robotic grasping with multifingered hands remains a critical challenge in non-visual environments, where diverse object geometries and material properties demand adaptive force modulation and tactile-aware manipulation. To address this, we...

Federated learning (FL) is a distributed learning technique that ensures data privacy and has shown significant potential in cross-institutional image analysis. However, existing methods struggle with the inherent dynamic heterogeneity of real-world...

Inspiration from nature is a promising tool for the design of new polymeric biomaterials, especially for frontier technological areas such as tissue engineering. In tissue engineering, polyurethane-based implants have gained considerable attention, a...

Bionic paddling robots, as a novel type of underwater robot, demonstrate significant potential in the fields of underwater exploration and development. However, current research on bionic paddling robots primarily focuses on the motion mechanisms of...

Current technological solutions for Brain-machine Interfaces (BMI) achieve reasonable accuracy, but most systems are large in size, power consuming and not auto-adaptive. This work addresses the question whether current neuromorphic technologies coul...

Environmental challenges, high safety risks and operational inefficiencies are some of the issues facing the mining sector. The paper offers an integrated viewpoint to address these issues by combining swarm robotics, nature-inspired algorithms (NIAs...

Urban drone applications require efficient path planning to ensure safe and optimal navigation through complex environments. Drawing inspiration from the collective intelligence of animal groups and electoral processes in human societies, this study...

Ship replenishment path planning has always been a critical concern for researchers in the field of security. This study proposes a modified whale optimization algorithm (MWOA) to address single-task ship replenishment path planning problems. To ensu...

Emotional states play a crucial role in shaping decision-making and social interactions, with sentiment analysis becoming an essential technology in human–computer emotional engagement, garnering increasing interest in artificial intelligence r...

Composite laminated structures have extensive applications in the field of bionic engineering. Proficient comprehension of the mechanical properties of these structures is instrumental in the advancement of bionic composite materials. The objective o...

The Educational Competition Optimizer (ECO) is a newly proposed human-based metaheuristic algorithm. It derives from the phenomenon of educational competition in society with good performance. However, the basic ECO is constrained by its limited expl...

Suture anchors (SAs) are medical devices used to connect soft tissue to bone. Traditionally these were made of metal; however, in the past few decades, bio-absorbable suture anchors have been created to overcome revision surgeries and other complicat...

During gliding, flying snakes flatten their ribs to create an airfoil-like cross-section and adopt S-shape postures, allowing upstream body segments to generate wake structures that affect the aerodynamic performance of downstream segments. This stud...

In order to improve the dynamic performance of legged robots, this paper proposes a method for optimizing the parameters of the leg mechanism based on dynamic motion. The proposed method consists of two key parts as follows: support mechanism optimiz...

Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) membranes are a biomaterial derived from the patient’s own blood, used in different medical and dental areas for their ability to promote healing, tissue regeneration, and reduce inflammation. They are obtained by cen...

Steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based brain—computer interfaces (BCIs) leverage high-speed neural synchronization to visual flicker stimuli for efficient device control. While SSVEP-BCIs minimize user training requirements, their d...

The coupled-adaptive underactuated finger offers two motion modes: pre-grasping and self-adaptive grasping. It can execute anthropomorphic pre-grasp motions before the proximal phalanx contacts an object and transitions to adaptive enveloping once co...

Stainless steel (SS) 316l constitutes a popular biomaterial with various applications as implants in cardiovascular and orthopedic surgery, as well as in dentistry. Nevertheless, its cytocompatibility against neuronal cells has not been investigated,...

To address the challenges of low optimization efficiency and premature convergence in existing algorithms for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) 3D path planning under complex operational constraints, this study proposes an enhanced honey badger algorithm...

This article provides an overview of the implementation of electromyography (EMG) signal classification algorithms in various embedded system architectures. They address the specifications used for implementation in different devices, such as the num...

Feature extraction is a crucial stage in speech emotion recognition applications, and filter banks with their related statistical functions are widely used for this purpose. Although Mel filters and MFCCs achieve outstanding results, they do not perf...

Background: Guided bone regeneration (GBR) is a widely used technique in oral and maxillofacial surgery to restore lost bone. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of titanium occlusive barriers in GBR for increasing bone volume in b...

Reducing friction-induced squeal noise is a common issue in daily life and industrial production, particularly for elastomers. However, adjusting structure and wettability in wet environments to solve the friction-induced squeal noise remains a chall...

Nanopatterning of signal-transmitting proteins is essential for cell physiology and drug delivery but faces challenges such as high cost, limited pattern variability, and non-biofriendly materials. Arthropods, particularly beetles (Coleoptera), offer...

Specific neural coding (SNC) forms the basis of information processing in bio-brain, which generates distinct patterns of neural coding in response to corresponding exterior forms of stimulus. The performance of SNC is extremely dependent on brain-in...

This study investigates the aerodynamic effects of wing membrane elasticity inspired by bats, which exhibit exceptional maneuverability and stability. By mimicking bat wing folding and flapping motions, a 2-DOF flapping mechanism was developed to exa...

(1) Background: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the whole joint marked by cartilage–bone interface (CBI) remodeling, but methods to monitor subtle changes in mineralization are lacking. We optimized a non-destructive ultrasound imag...

This study is dedicated to the development of a multifunctional device that integrates air conditioning, humidification, and air purification functions, aimed at meeting the demands for energy efficiency, space-saving, and comfortable indoor environm...

This study uses bionics as an enabling methodology to bridge the gap between biology and engineering for generating innovative designs for implementation into novel technology development. A product lifecycle management (PLM) methodology framework is...

The safety of small drones in collision with humans has become a key focus in engineering and research fields. This study presents a vertical drop test platform for collision tests involving three representative drones (Air, Mavic 2, and M200) impact...

A novel series of biocomposites was prepared through the utilisation of hot-pressing and blending methods, utilising bamboo particles of varying sizes and a zein solution. The influence of particle size and the parameters of hot pressing on the mecha...

As the end-effector of a humanoid robot, the dexterous hand plays a crucial role in the process of robot execution. However, due to the complicated and delicate structure of the human hand, it is difficult to replicate human hand functionality, balan...

Studying membrane proteins in a native environment is crucial to understanding their structural and/or functional studies. Often, widely accepted mimetic systems have limitations that prevent the study of some membrane proteins. Micelles, bicelles, a...

Intelligent optimization algorithms are crucial for solving complex engineering problems. The Parrot Optimization (PO) algorithm shows potential but has issues like local-optimum trapping and slow convergence. This study presents the Chaotic–Ga...

The muscle-like movement and speed of the electrohydraulic actuator have granted it much attention in soft robotics. Our aim is to review the advancements in electrohydraulic actuators inspired by the Hydraulically Amplified Self-healing Electrostati...

This article proposes a two-level pressure system (TPS) inspired by mammalian energy supply mechanisms to enhance the energy efficiency of hydraulic hexapod robots (HHRs), In contrast to traditional one-level pressure systems (OPSs), the TPS contains...

The design and manufacturing of lightweight structures (also termed lightweighting) are essential for many industrial applications to reduce material and energy consumption, impacting industries from automobiles to aerospace. Through millions of year...

Although many tissue adhesives with good biocompatibility are currently available, their lack of wet adhesion capacity significantly hinders their clinical application. Therefore, further development and exploration of new medical adhesives are neces...

Due to its exceptional terrain mobility, quadrupedal locomotion has been used in the design of many amphibious robots for broad applications including resource exploration, disaster rescue, and reconnaissance. In this work, swimming of a quadrupedal...

The study of dynamic models and their parameterization remains a relevant topic in research. Motors and their models have been extensively analyzed, studied, and parameterized using various techniques due to their broad applicability in motorering an...

Humans possess an innate ability to perceive a wide range of objects through touch, which allows them to interact effectively with their surroundings. Similarly, tactile perception in artificial sensory systems enables the acquisition of object prope...

Grasping objects, from simple tasks to complex fine motor skills, is a key component of our daily activities. Our approach to facilitate the development of advanced prosthetics, robotic hands and human–machine interaction systems consists of co...

Titanium dioxide demonstrates promising potential in the energy storage field due to its high theoretical specific capacity and economic viability. However, its practical application is hindered by intrinsic limitations including low electronic condu...

Freshwater resources that humans can use directly account for 2.5 percent. Fog collection from the atmosphere is an eco-friendly and potential solution to the water shortage crisis. This study presents a biomimetic approach to fog collection inspired...

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) face dynamic and static obstacles in the process of transporting patients in medical environments, and they need to avoid these obstacles in real time. This paper proposes a bionic obstacle avoidance strategy based on...