You are currently viewing a new version of our website. To view the old version click .

Biomimetics, Volume 10, Issue 8

August 2025 - 77 articles

Cover Story: The comfort and performance of tool handles are often limited by the stiffness of conventional materials, which can cause uneven contact pressure distribution and user fatigue. This study introduces a bioinspired approach using 3D-printed gyroid cellular metamaterials with tunable stiffness to mimic the mechanical response of human soft tissue. Finite element simulations and user trials with foxtail saws showed that medium-stiffness handles reduce peak contact pressures while maintaining grip stability, outperforming both rigid plastic and overly soft handles. By balancing pressure redistribution and stability, this design enhances comfort, reduces fatigue, and provides new insights for ergonomic product development in force-intensive tasks. View this paper
  • Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
  • You may sign up for email alerts to receive table of contents of newly released issues.
  • PDF is the official format for papers published in both, html and pdf forms. To view the papers in pdf format, click on the "PDF Full-text" link, and use the free Adobe Reader to open them.

Articles (77)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
672 Views
42 Pages

To address the limitations of mobile robots in path planning within farmland-specific environments, this paper proposes a biomimetic model: Multi-strategy Collaborative Evolution Honey Badger Algorithm (MCEHBA), MCEHBA achieves improvements through t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
758 Views
25 Pages

Hydrodynamic Responses and Machine Learning-Based Shape Classification of Harbor Seal Whiskers in the Wake of Bluff Bodies

  • Xianghe Li,
  • Zhimeng Zhang,
  • Hanghao Zhao,
  • Yaling Qin,
  • Muyuan Du,
  • Taolin Huang and
  • Chunning Ji

Harbor seals, equipped with their uniquely structured whiskers, demonstrate remarkable proficiency in tracking the trajectories of prey within dark and turbid marine environments. This study experimentally investigates the wake-induced vibrations of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
820 Views
26 Pages

In partial shading conditions (PSCs), the power–voltage characteristics of photovoltaic systems exhibit multiple peaks, causing traditional maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithms to easily become trapped in local optima and fail to achi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,182 Views
23 Pages

Design and Experimental Validation of a Multimodal Snake Robot with Elliptical Wheels

  • Xuan Xiao,
  • Zizhu Zhao,
  • Lianzhi Qi,
  • Michael Albert Sumantri,
  • Hengwei Liu,
  • Jianqin Li,
  • Keyang Zheng and
  • Jianming Wang

Snake robots are characterized by their flexibility and environmental adaptability, achieved through various optimized gaits. However, their forward propulsion still requires improvement. This challenge can be addressed by integrating wheels or legs,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2,187 Views
29 Pages

Skin-Inspired Healthcare Electronics

  • Saite Li,
  • Qiaosheng Xu,
  • Yukai Zhou,
  • Zhengdao Chu,
  • Lulu Li,
  • Xidi Sun,
  • Fengchang Huang,
  • Fei Wang,
  • Cai Chen and
  • Xin Guo
  • + 3 authors

With the improvement in living standards and the aging of the population, the development of thin, light, and unobtrusive electronic skin devices is accelerating. These electronic devices combine the convenience of wearable electronics with the comfo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,051 Views
13 Pages

Dehydrated human-derived amnion–chorion membranes (ACM), known for their bioactive composition of growth factors and cytokines, have demonstrated potential as a bioactive scaffold in regenerative medicine; however, their clinical application in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
706 Views
20 Pages

Global optimization problems, ubiquitous scientific research, and engineering applications necessitate sophisticated algorithms adept at navigating intricate, high-dimensional search landscapes. The Escape (ESC) algorithm, inspired by the complex dyn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,042 Views
16 Pages

Real-Time Cascaded State Estimation Framework on Lie Groups for Legged Robots Using Proprioception

  • Botao Liu,
  • Fei Meng,
  • Zhihao Zhang,
  • Maosen Wang,
  • Tianqi Wang,
  • Xuechao Chen and
  • Zhangguo Yu

This paper proposes a cascaded state estimation framework based on proprioception for robots. A generalized-momentum-based Kalman filter (GMKF) estimates the ground reaction forces at the feet through joint torques, which are then input into an error...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,044 Views
15 Pages

Inspired by the evolutionary optimization of biological load-bearing systems, honeycomb structures are highly valued in applications involving impact protection and lightweight load-bearing due to their outstanding mechanical properties. This study i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
676 Views
30 Pages

In this study, the pied kingfisher optimizer (PKO) algorithm is adapted to the uncapacitated facility location problem (UFLP), and its performance is evaluated. The PKO algorithm is binarized with fourteen different transfer functions (TF), and each...

of 8

Get Alerted

Add your email address to receive forthcoming issues of this journal.

XFacebookLinkedIn
Biomimetics - ISSN 2313-7673