Welcome to BIONIS
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Biomimetics: Design inspired by nature
Biomimetics
(design inspired by nature) is an enabling discipline which looks towards nature for ideas
that may be adapted
and adopted for solving problems:
‘Inspiration rather than imitation'
The
burr on a dog's fur was the inspiration for Velcro! |
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BIONIS
Mission Statement
‘To
promote the application of Biomimetics
(Design Inspired by Nature) in products
and services and its use in education and training'
Recent
Updates
Sources of inspiration
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Events:
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2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO)
16-19 December 2009, Guangxi, China
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Fifth International Conference
on Comparing Design
in Nature with
Science and Engineering
28-30 June
2010, Pisa, Italy
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International Industrial Convention on Biomimetics
16-17 March
2011, Berlin, Germany
Current Issues:
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Bionic Eye
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Ten Inspirational And Creative Bionic Designs
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Supersticky robots to follow in geckos' footsteps
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Sperm-like nanopropeller is smallest swimmer ever
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Bats and Bees Give Micro-UAVs Street Cred
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Ripple Effect:
Water Snails offer new Propulsion Possibilities
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Insects
Inspire MAV Design
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Bio-Armour
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Tiny synthetic
tree pumps water
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Bionic jellyfish demonstrate swarming behaviour
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Successful
Biomimetics
– BIONIS
2007
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The
BIONIS
2007 Conference took place on Thursday 20th Sep 2007, at the Bath
Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Bath, UK.
During the conference Lars Uno Larsson, chairman of Swedish
Biomimetics 3000®
and sponsor of the First BIONIS Award
presented the award to the winner, Doctor Carlo Menon of Simon
Fraser University, Vancouver. The ceremony was followed by the
Prize Winner’s lecture.
The conference proceedings are on the
members page, together with a
summary of Dr Menon's lecture. |
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