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020			_a9780199674923
082			_a006.3 _bPRE
100			_aPrescott, Tony J.
245			_aLiving machines: a handbook of research in biomimetics and biohybrid systems
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2018. _aOxford:
300			_axx, 633p.; _bhbk; _c26cm.
504			_aIncludes index and list of contributors
520			_aBiomimetics is the development of novel technologies through the distillation of ideas from the study of biological systems. Biohybrids are formed through the combination of at least one biological component—an existing living system—and at least one artificial, newly engineered component. These two fields are united under the theme of Living Machines—the idea that we can construct artifacts that not only mimic life but also build on the same fundamental principles. The research described in this volume seeks to understand and emulate life’s ability to self-organize, metabolize, grow, and reproduce; to match the functions of living tissues and organs such as muscles, skin, eyes, ears, and neural circuits; to replicate cognitive and physical capacities such as perception, attention, locomotion, grasp, emotion, and consciousness; and to assemble all of these elements into integrated systems that can hold a technological mirror to life or that have the capacity to merge with it. We conclude with contributions from philosophers, ethicists, and futurists on the potential impacts of this remarkable research on society and on how we see ourselves. https://academic.oup.com/book/32673
650			_aBiomimicry
650			_aBiomimetics
650			_aNatural computation
650			_aRobots--Design and construction
650			_aArtificial intelligence--Biological applications
650			_aRobotics
650			_aArtificial intelligence
700			_aLepora, Nathan F. _eCo-Author
700			_aVerschure, Paul F. M. J. _eCo-Author
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