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Sensing on Robots Inspired by Nature

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Biomimetic Microsensors Inspired by Marine Life

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Biomimetics as a functional study of biological systems has inspired the creation of unconventional robots and sensors that outperform traditional ones. Nature provides cues into unique sensing and propulsion mechanisms that are far superior to traditional systems. This chapter describes a harbor seal-inspired whisker sensor, an octopus-inspired robot, a stingray-inspired robot and autonomous robots with biomimetic sensors developed at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre.

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  1. Center for Environmental Sensing and Modeling, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Singapore, Singapore

    Vignesh Subramaniam

  2. Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore

    Pablo Valdivia y Alvarado

  3. Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

    Gabriel Weymouth

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Subramaniam, V., Alvarado, P., Weymouth, G. (2017). Sensing on Robots Inspired by Nature. In: Biomimetic Microsensors Inspired by Marine Life. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47500-4_4

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