Introduction to biologically inspired robotics -- CPG-based control of serpentine locomotion of a snake-like robot -- Analysis and design of a bionic fitness cycle -- Human-inspired hyper dynamic manipuation -- A school of robotic fish for pollution detection in port -- Development of a low-noise bio-inspired humanoid robot neck -- Automatic single-cell transfer module -- Biomechanical characterization of human red blood cells with optical tweezers -- Nanorobotic manipulation for a single biological cell -- Measurement of brain activity using optical and electrical methods -- Bowel polyp detection in capsule endoscopy images with color and shape features -- Classification of hand motion using surface EMG signals -- Multifunctional actuators utilizing magnetorheological fluids for assistive knee braces -- Mathematical modeling of brain circuitry during cerebellar movement control -- Development of hand rehabilitation system using wire-driven link mechanism for paralysis patients -- A test environment for studying the human-likeness of robotic eye movements.
Summary:
"Biologically inspired robotics is an interdisciplinary subject between robotics and biology that involves how to apply biological ideas and phenomena to engineering problems in robotics (biomimetics), and how to apply robotics technology to understanding of biological systems and their behaviors (bio-robotic modeling/analysis). The efforts in biologically inspired robotics are not just restricted to research work in laboratories, their novel applications are also being extensively explored in services, education, rehabilitation, medical care and other sectors. The objective of this book is to introduce the latest efforts in research of biologically inspired robotics, covering both biomimetics (with chapters in biologically inspired robot design and control, bio-sensing, bio-actuation, and micro/nano bio-robotic systems) and bio-robotic modeling/analysis (discussing human hand motion recognition using biological signals, modeling of human brain activities, characterization of cell properties using robotic systems). In order to provide readers a better understanding on organization of this book, the content is classified into four parts: (1) biologically inspired robot design and control, (2) micro/nano bio-robotic systems, (3) biological measurement and actuation, and (4) applications of robotics technology to biological problems"--Provided by publisher.
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