Bionics

Bespoke ‘fairings’ designed to give prosthetic limbs a bit more personality

Arts, Culture & Media

The U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have left many veterans with artificial limbs. But, typically, they’re simple, utilitarian devices, more function than form. But a company is setting out to do more than that and turn them into art.

Design Inspiration from Nature

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Becoming the Bionic Man

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Becoming the Bionic Man

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Biomimicry – Lessons from Mother Nature

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Biomimicry

Looking to nature for inspiration and design.

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Mark Cutkosky

Environment

Stanford University roboticist Mark Cutkosky talks about a new trend in engineering known as “biomimetics” in which engineers try to utilize principles drawn from nature in their designs.