Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems

Full papers.- Feed-forward selection of cerebellar models for calibration of robot sound source localization.- Determination of Artificial Muscle Placement for Biomimetic Humanoid Robot Legs.- Speedy Whegs Climbs Obstacles Slowly and Runs at 44 km/hour.- Automatic Calibration of Artificial Neural Networks for Zebrafish Collective Behaviours using a Quality Diversity Algorithm.- Affective visuomotor interaction: a functional model for socially competent robot grasping.- Measuring the Effectiveness of Biomimetic Robots as Therapeutic Tools: Translating the Felt Security Scale from English to Japanese.- MiniBee: a Minature MAV for the Biomimetic Embodiment of Insect Brain Models.- Bio-inspired Stochastic Growth and Initialization for Artificial Neural Networks.- Characterization of biomimetic peristaltic pumping system based on flexible silicone soft robotic actuators as an alternative for technical pumps.- Adaptive biomimetic actuator systems reacting to various stimuli by andcombining two biological snap-trap mechanics.- Rose-inspired micro-device with variable stiffness for remotely controlled release of objects in robotics.- DysphoniaBot: a Robotic Simulator of Vocal Fold Disorders.- Drosophibot: A Fruit Fly Inspired Bio-Robot.- Crab-like Hexapod Feet for Amphibious Walking in Sand and Waves.- Highly-integrated muscle-spindles for pneumatic artificial muscles made from conductive fabrics.- Insect behavior as high-sensitive olfactory sensor for robotic odor tracking.- Foveated image processing for faster object detection and recognition in embedded systems using deep convolutional neural networks.- Design, optimization and characterization of bio-hybrid actuators based on 3D-bioprinted skeletal muscle tissue.- Chemotaxis Based Exploration of Swarm Robots in Unbounded Environments.- Design of a Canine Inspired Quadruped Robot as a Platform for Synthetic Neural Network Control.- Heads or Tails? Cranio-Caudal Mass Distribution for Robust Locomotion with SoftBiorobotic Appendages.- Tuning a robot servomotor to exhibit muscle-like dynamics.- Manufacturing Artificial Wings Based on the Manduca sexta Hawkmoth.- Robots That Imagine -- Can Hippocampal Replay be Utilised for Robotic Mnemonics.- A Robust and Efficient Cooler Design Inspired by Leaf Venation.- Bayesian Optimization of a Quadruped Robot During 3-Dimensional Locomotion.