The Interplay of Biomimetics and Biomechatronics

Biomechatronics is an engineering subject in which biomimetics as a method is one of its two supporting pillars: biology for engineering, or Bio4Eng. This is contrasted with biocompatible design, or Eng4Bio, examples of which are human-serving systems, such as exoskeletons, and biomedical engineerin...

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Published inBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 7; no. 3; p. 96
Main Author Witte, Hartmut
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 21.07.2022
MDPI
Subjects
Analysis
Biologists
Biology
biomechatronics
Biomedical engineering
Biomimetics
Cooperation
education
Engineering
Engineers
Exoskeleton
interdisciplinarity
Interdisciplinary aspects
Life sciences
Medicine
Germany
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Summary:Biomechatronics is an engineering subject in which biomimetics as a method is one of its two supporting pillars: biology for engineering, or Bio4Eng. This is contrasted with biocompatible design, or Eng4Bio, examples of which are human-serving systems, such as exoskeletons, and biomedical engineering. The paper aims to illustrate that the research fields of biomimetics, biomechatronics, and biomedical engineering are not in competition but mutually supportive. The current attempts to place biomechatronics under the umbrella of biomimetics or biomedical engineering are therefore not expedient; they deprive the subject of its strength of combining Bio4Eng and Eng4Bio at any time in a task-related manner. In addition to research and development, however, the training of the specialists supporting the subjects must not be disregarded and is therefore described based on a proven design.
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ISSN:2313-7673
2313-7673
DOI:10.3390/biomimetics7030096