Biological Robots: Perspectives on an Emerging Interdisciplinary Field

Douglas Blackiston1,2,3, Sam Kriegman3,4,5, Josh Bongard3,6

  • 1Department of Biology, Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.

Soft Robotics
|April 21, 2023
PubMed
Summary

This research integrates developmental biology, computer science, and robotics to understand biological machines and robots. It proposes new conceptual frameworks for multiscale control, self-assembly, and form-function relationships.