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BIOMIMICRY
CIID 2013Exploring Biomimetic InterfacesGabriella Levine + Genevieve Hoffman
BIOMIMICRY
New MaterialsArchitectureUrban PlanningTransportationRobots & SensorsMedicineEnergy Efficiency & Environmental CleanupCommunicationNetworked SystemsNew Media & Conceptual Design
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CIID 2013Exploring Biomimetic InterfacesGabriella Levine + Genevieve Hoffman
NEW MATERIALS
MATERIAL PROPERTIES
VELCROBased on plant burrs
New material coating for boats from pesky aquatic plant
WATERPROOFING
ULTRA SLIPPERY MATERIALInspired by carnivorous Pitcher
plant
ULTRA STICKY MATERIALInspired by blue mussles in intertidal
zone
SELF HEALING POLYMERSInspired by cell regrowth and tissue
repair
ARCHITECTURE
ZIMBABWE’S EASTGATE CENTER
Inspired by termites’ self-cooling mounds
ZIMBABWE’S EASTGATE CENTER
Inspired by termites’ self-cooling mounds
URBAN PLANNING
CITY AS ECOSYSTEMHOK’s design for Lavasa,
India
TRANSPORTATION
SHINKANSEN BULLET TRAINInspired by kingfisher splashless
water entry to minimize train sound
ROBOTS
REACTIVE VERTEBRAESystems that mimic animal
vertebrates
CLOACAModeling the digestive
system and producing feces
SNEELSystems that mimic animal
vertebrates
ORGONOMEThree legged biomimetic robot that
interacts with humans and evolves emotionally
WALL CLIMBING ROBOTInspired by gecko
feet
HOME APPLICATIONSiRobot’s ROOMBA vacuum
cleaner
HOME APPLICATIONSiRobot’s ROOMBA vacuum
cleaner
HOME APPLICATIONSiRobot’s ROOMBA vacuum
cleaner
SENSORS
MINIATURE CAMERABallooning mechanism mimics an insect’s
eye
MEDICINE
SURGICAL TOOLSSurgical endoscope modeled on a
snake
ENERGY EFFICIENCYAND ENVIRONMENTALCLEANUP
PROTEIEnvironmental cleanup usingsustainable energies
COMMUNICATION
SOCIAL NETWORKSBetter connectivity using ants as
models: SoSACO algorithm
NETWORKED SYSTEMS
MESH NETWORKSDecentralized distributed networks
LETS TRY IT
Floating lantern
Using only 3 types of the selected items, design a floating vessel to hold a lit
candle.The candle must stay lit for 1 full minute.
DESIGN CHALLENGE
INTERACTIVE ARTNetworked sensor
communication of synthetic forms
NEW MEDIA AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
LIGHTWEEDSDigital plants grow based on
genetic algorithms and sunlight conditions
12 ideasinspired by natureand the inventor of the term "biomimicry"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n77BfxnVlyc
FESTO’S BIONICOPTORInspired by a
dragonfly
MILITARY APPLICATIONSSand Flea Jumping
Robot
MACROENCAPSULATEDInspired by self-healing matrix
growth
MICROVASCULARInspired by vascular
systems
FLOOD-READY MANHATTANInspired by flexible mesh webbing
to increase resilience
