TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent Advances in Sources of Bio‐Inspiration and Materials for Robotics and Actuators
AU - Yang, Yue
AU - Ai, Chao
AU - Chen, Wenting
AU - Zhen, Jinpeng
AU - Kong, Xiangdong
AU - Jiang, Yunhong
N1 - Funding Information: This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51890881).
PY - 2023/9/20
Y1 - 2023/9/20
N2 - Bionic robotics and actuators have made dramatic advancements in structural design, material preparation, and application owing to the richness of nature and innovative material design. Appropriate and ingenious sources of bio-inspiration can stimulate a large number of different bionic systems. After millennia of survival and evolutionary exploration, the mere existence of life confirms that nature is constantly moving in an evolutionary direction of optimization and improvement. To this end, bio-inspired robots and actuators can be constructed for the completion of a variety of artificial design instructions and requirements. In this article, the advances in bio-inspired materials for robotics and actuators with the sources of bio-inspiration are reviewed. The specific sources of inspiration in bionic systems and corresponding bio-inspired applications are summarized first. Then the basic functions of materials in bio-inspired robots and actuators is discussed. Moreover, a principle of matching biomaterials is creatively suggested. Furthermore, the implementation of biological information extraction is discussed, and the preparation methods of bionic materials are reclassified. Finally, the challenges and potential opportunities involved in finding sources of bio-inspiration and materials for robotics and actuators in the future is discussed.
AB - Bionic robotics and actuators have made dramatic advancements in structural design, material preparation, and application owing to the richness of nature and innovative material design. Appropriate and ingenious sources of bio-inspiration can stimulate a large number of different bionic systems. After millennia of survival and evolutionary exploration, the mere existence of life confirms that nature is constantly moving in an evolutionary direction of optimization and improvement. To this end, bio-inspired robots and actuators can be constructed for the completion of a variety of artificial design instructions and requirements. In this article, the advances in bio-inspired materials for robotics and actuators with the sources of bio-inspiration are reviewed. The specific sources of inspiration in bionic systems and corresponding bio-inspired applications are summarized first. Then the basic functions of materials in bio-inspired robots and actuators is discussed. Moreover, a principle of matching biomaterials is creatively suggested. Furthermore, the implementation of biological information extraction is discussed, and the preparation methods of bionic materials are reclassified. Finally, the challenges and potential opportunities involved in finding sources of bio-inspiration and materials for robotics and actuators in the future is discussed.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85163659305
U2 - 10.1002/smtd.202300338
DO - 10.1002/smtd.202300338
M3 - Review article
SN - 2366-9608
VL - 7
JO - Small Methods
JF - Small Methods
IS - 9
M1 - 2300338
ER -