Biologically inspired robotics

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Author: Dr. Randall D. Beer, Cognitive Science Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA

Biologically-Inspired Robotics, or Biorobotics, concerns the combination of biology and robotics in order to address problems of either biological or technological interest.

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References

  • Beer R.D., Ritzmann R.E. and McKenna T. (1993) Biological Neural Networks in Invertebrate Neuroethology and Robotics. Academic Press
  • Webb, B. and Consi, T.R. (2001) Biorobotics: Methods and Applications. AAAI Press.
  • Wood, G. (2003) Edison's Eve: A Magical History of the Quest for Mechanical Life. Anchor Books.

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