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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 7:24 PM
Biomimicry, imitating nature’s designs and processes to create products
for humans, has been heralded as key to creating our sustainable
future. http://ljsheehan.blogspot.com
Innovations such as self-cleaning paint based on lotus leaves,
swimsuits made like sharkskin, and wind turbines in the likeness of
whale flippers have all been inspired by parts of nature. But why stop
there? A number of developers are capturing the movement and grace of
entire animals, giving us robots that crawl, walk, and swim just like
their biological counterparts. http://ljsheehan.blogspot.com
If this research one day spawns an
uncomplaining robotic mule to carry our physical burdens or dogs that
can save children from fiery buildings without fear of harm, man’s best
friend may also be humanity’s own invention.
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