0 the practice of making technological and industrial design copy natural processes -- 仿生学
Regenerative design is the biomimicry of ecosystems that provide for all human systems to function as a closed viable ecological economics system for all industry.
However, since engineering principles and materials differ significantly from those used in biology, one should be extremely cautious in interpreting robot biomimicry as providing an explanation of biological mechanisms.
Biomimicry may also provide design methodologies and techniques to optimize engineering products and systems.
So, too, an engineer copying working elements of nature (practicing biomimicry), is treating nature as a database of solutions to problems.
However, terms like biomimicry or biomimetics are more preferred in the technology world in efforts to avoid confusion between the medical term bionics.
The term "biomimicry" appeared as early as 1982.
The sculptures suggest a biomimicry-related language ready to receive and transmit signals and information.
For example, bioadhesives secreted by microbes and by marine molluscs and crustaceans are being researched with a view to biomimicry.
