BIONICS / BIO

ROBOTICS
 Definition:
Bio-Robotics is defined as the collective study of CYBERNETICS, BIONICS and even GENETIC ENGINEERING.

What is BIO-ROBOTICS?
Bio-robotics is often used to refer to a real subfield of robotics: studying how to make robots that emulate or
simulate living biological organism mechanically or even chemically.

The term is also used in reverse definition:

Making biological organisms as manipulatable and functional as robot, or making biological organisms as
components of robots.

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 In the latter sense bio-robotics can be referred to as a theoretical
discipline of comprehensive genetic engineering in which organisms
are created and designed by artificial means.

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The creation of life from non-living matter for
example, would be bio-robotics. The field is in
its infacy and is sometimes known as synthetic
biology or bio-nanotechnology.
Why Bio-Robotics?
“”animal like” robots are
playing an increasingly
important as a link
between the worlds of
biology and engineering”.
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✘ The new, multidisciplinary field of bio-robotics
provides tools for biologists studying animal behavior
and movements.
✘ An animal is profoundly affected by the many subtle
and complex signals within its environment, and
because the animal invariably disturbs its
environment, it constantly creates a new set of stumuli.

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✘ The field is now enabling biologists to understand these complex animal
environment relationships to make bio-robots.

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There are several applications of
Bio-robotics:
✘ Tactical military use.
✘ For Disabled People.
✘ Make advancements in the fields of Biology,
Engineering, Computer Sciences, and many
other science fields.

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 Recent advances in bio- robotics

Bipedal/landing
A bipedal jumping and landing robot with artificial musculoskeletal system inspired on
an animal (frog) has been presented. Experiments showed the abilities of the robot to
realize vertical jumping.

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Climbing robot
A new bio-inspired designed to scale smooth vertical surfaces has been presented.
The robot, called stickybot, draws its inspiration from geckos and other climbing
lizards and employs similar compliance and force control strategies to climb
smooth vertical surfaces

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Humanoid
A two-arm system developed as a research platform for studying dexterous two- handed manipulation.
Two arms and hands are combined with a a three degrees-of-freedom movable torso and a visual
system to form a complete humanoid upper body.

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Current status:
Currently BCI or Brain
Computer Interface allows
the use of computers by the
physically handicup by
taking signlas directly from
the brain.

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 Current projects in bio-robotics
• “Sarcos Soldier Exoskeleton”
-An exoskeleton which allows soldier to do strenuous
activity without tiring.

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✘ DSO’s Revolutionizing Prothetics Program
-Gives amputees the ability to move an attacked prosthetic
device using direct brain control.

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THANKS!

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