Plants as model in biomimetics and biorobotics: New perspectives

Especially in robotics, rarely plants have been considered as a model of inspiration for designing and developing new technology. This is probably due to their radically different operational principles compared to animals and the difficulty to study their movements and features. Owing to the sessil...

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Main Authors: Barbara eMazzolai, Lucia eBeccai, Virgilio eMattoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fbioe.2014.00002/full