Biologically Inspired Design and Control of Robots: Third Edition
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Locomotion and Bioinspired Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editors
Interests: miniature robot; morphing mechanism; mechanism design; metamorphous multirotor
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Interests: biomimic robot design; snake robot control; shape morpihing mechanism
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The design and control of robots based on the biological mechanisms of plants and animals in nature is a key theme in robotics research. As a discipline arising from the fusion of new materials, mechanical design, motor control, and AI algorithms, biomimetics provides unique inspiration in advancing the development of cognitive and collaborative functionalities, as well as improving the dexterous and versatile manipulation capabilities of robots.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect contributions on the design and control of bionic robots. By covering issues from biomimetic materials to biomimetic mechanical design, brain-inspired robotic cognition-related learning, and bioinspired control, our Special Issue provides an up-to-date overview of the current status quo and future perspectives in the rapidly growing field of bionic robot design and control. By leveraging the open access format, this collection of papers aims to exemplify the potential of biomimetic approaches to uncover novel research pathways and inspire innovative solutions in the design and control of bionic robots.
To advance its goals of bridging basic research and applications, this Special Issue is organized around two main areas of focus:
- (a) Design, covering topics such as mechanical design of biomimetic robots; intelligent sensors (e.g., vision, tactile etc.) for perception and exploration; new materials; and industrial applications of biomimetic robotics, including manipulation and robot-assisted surgery.
- (b) Control, including bioinspired learning and control of robots; intelligent learning methods from a biomimetic perspective; computational neuroscience of perception and action; bionic motion control; advanced multimodal sensory information fusion.
We believe that this initiative will fill an important gap in biomimetic technologies.
Prof. Dr. Peng Li
Prof. Dr. Yantao Shen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mechanical design
- biomimetic robots
- intelligent sensors
- new materials
- bioinspired robotic learning and control
- intelligent learning methods
- computational neuroscience
- advanced multimodal sensing information fusion
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