Interactions Between Robotics And Biology

Around the mouth of the octopus are eight arms. The eight arms allow the octopus to move, crawl, and swim around in its habitat. Octopuses crawl slowly, walking on its arms to move through the water headfirst with the arms trailing behind. When necessary, octopuses can move fast using their arms to propel it through the water similar to jet propulsion. The suckers found

In a previous study, researchers Ellerby and colleagues (2001) examines the fast muscle in Anguilla anguilla during aquatic and terrestrial locomotion. Ellerby et al. (2001) noticed that the stimulus patterns in the muscles that are linked to swimming create a stronger force and power than terrestrial crawling. The reason there is a less muscle performance on land is due to the possibility the eel is restricted from a particular kinematic pattern that is needed to push from a

As larvae, these animals use cilia to move themselves through the water. Most of their travels however are dictated by the ocean currents. They literally “go with the flow.” When they do move on their own, it is usually to be near the surface of the water. They do this by propelling themselves through the water. The base of the bells is lined with muscles that contract rhythmically creating a jetlike

When animals or humans swim by, they leave behind a wake, and a scent, so the shark uses this to track down the prey, this is called an “Eddy”. If an animal is behind a wall, or in a cave, the shark uses its lateral line system, or it can choose to use its

By the turn of the century, Field of automation and robotics have seen a quick growth in each and every aspect whether it is a research or application. Due to this advancement, this field of study needs certain protocols.

Archerfish can jump from the water to reach their prey, attaining heights more than twice their own body length.When spitting won't do the job, the fish hover below their prey and then suddenly leap from the water. Recently, scientists captured high-speed video of the leaping fish, documenting the fin and tail techniques that propel the fish upward. Analysis of the archer fish's body movements offered insights into how they could jump so high more than twice their own body length to reach their prey. Spitting at prey is the best-known predatory technique of the archerfish, but it doesn't always serve them well when they have a lot of competition from other fish. How the fish prepare for the jump is that they stop dead (not really) at the top

"How are whales able to move through water so swiftly despite the fact that they can weigh up to two tons? This phenomenon is only one of many that nature seems to produce. Researchers have created the idea of biologically inspired designs where you use phenomenons in nature to enhance modern technology. One biologically inspired design that I have researched is using the ridges on a whale’s fin, as the basis for designing the blades on wind turbines to improve their efficiency in generating wind energy.

I wish to gain experience in and potentially pursue Bioengineering because it incorporates a multitude of my interests. As two of my strongest areas, math and biology, are tied together, they touch on my ultimate passion: helping others. For example, this collegiate path could lead to me aiding in the developments of prosthetics. Therefore, I’d help improve the lives of my patients by working with them directly and assisting them as they progress.

There are a lot of different possibilities and different areas of use for robotics inside of

Cnidarians share a basic body plan, but have two distinct body forms-the polyp and the medusa. The medusa plan is essentially the polyp turned upside down. By inverting same shape, cnidarians devised two distinctive ways of living. Exactly how and when the transition occurred is uncertain, but anchored cnidarians adapted a body plan for a free-swimming life (the medusa),and may have been the first animal to swim the oceans. The medusa plan allows the jellyfish to swim through the water using muscle contractions and float with the currents.

Swimming in the lower chordates is made possible due to the arrangements of the muscles in fish. There are muscles on both the left and right side of the fish’s body that act in tandem to move the fish forward through the extremely dense water. When the muscles on the left contract, the muscles on the right relax allowing the fish to move in “s” shaped waves through the body of water. The muscles are arranged in segments, allowing for different muscles on the same side to either expand or contract simultaneously. Nerve impulses are what signal the muscles to either expand or contract accordingly. Multiple bends in the fishes body are a key aspect that allows the fish to propel forward. It is essential for a highly active fish to have what is

AUV’s are improving and technologically advancing to allow scientists and deep-sea researchers to explore the vast unknown of the underwater world. AUV’s are automated underwater vehicles that can explore bodies of water without the influence of an external control source. Although AUV’s have made much progression in the engineering world our research shows that they still need improving. The engineering element is not the only aspect that goes into making AUV’s, but also comes with a variety of other factors including the region in which

The inspiration of using riblets for drag reduction came from the study of sharks. Upon calculation of the Reynolds number of a shark based on its body length, it is found to be very high, of the order 106–107.3 In spite of this fact, sharks are extremely fast swimmers, which is disproportionate to the maximum speed they can achieve based on their body mass and area. On further investigation of the reason behind this anomaly, it was found that shark skin has certain microstructures that reduce drag. Though shark skin appears to be extremely smooth, it has minute grooves or microstructures on the surface. They have tiny scales that are about 0.2–0.5 mm, with ridges that are aligned in a “streamwise direction”.3 Each scale has about 3–7 ridges. Laboratory tests reveal that because of these scales that extend into the turbulent boundary layer, about 7% reduction in drag is achieved.3

Have you ever been in a hospital operating room full of doctors in masks and gowns? If not, take a look at this picture. Wouldn’t you feel better If this number decreases, leaving only one or two doctors maximum? (pic1) Wouldn’t be less stressful and more comfortable if you don’t hear them discussing and talking above your head? Through searching within different topics, today I bring you out a very interesting one. Most probably, many of you haven’t heard about it before: robotic surgery. Today, I would like to inform you about the definition and the types of robotic surgery, their advantages and their disadvantages.

Movement was no longer by creeping, but used muscular contractions through a siphon to propel the animal horizontally. Freed from its locomotor function, the foot expanded into manipulating tentacles.