Interactive biorobotics

Biorobotics for Longevity

The main aim of this paper is to illustrate the potentials that the use of robotic and mechatronic technologies (in combination with advanced biomechanical models) can offer to help elderly people identifying and slowing down the effects of the age-related modifications of the neuro-muscoloskeletal systems and therefore increasing their possibility of staying at home reducing the hospetalizatio...

The Biorobotics and Locomotion Lab

Plants as Model in Biomimetics and Biorobotics: New Perspectives

Especially in robotics, rarely plants have been considered as a model of inspiration for designing and developing new technology. This is probably due to their radically different operational principles compared to animals and the difficulty to study their movements and features. Owing to the sessile nature of their lifestyle, plants have evolved the capability to respond to a wide range of sig...

Biorobotics: an Instrument for an Improved Quality of Life

This paper deals with the developed researches of biorobotics, as an instrument for the maintenance of the quality of human senses, complete control of the nervous system, activation of neuron circuits, recovery of damaged neuromotor functions, rehabilitation of vocal chords, and neuromotor system control following devastating diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. An application of bior...

Biorobotics: using robots to emulate and investigate agile locomotion.

The graceful and agile movements of animals are difficult to analyze and emulate because locomotion is the result of a complex interplay of many components: the central and peripheral nervous systems, the musculoskeletal system, and the environment. The goals of biorobotics are to take inspiration from biological principles to design robots that match the agility of animals, and to use robots a...