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Biologically Inspired Robotics
Biologically inspired sensing involves two aspects: design of robot sensors based on biological sensors such as skin, eyes, ears, etc., and sensing
biological signals of humans for robotic applications. Research on biologically inspired sensors includes efforts made in computer vision, in particular stereo vision, and development of tactile sensors, artificial ears and
noses, etc. The work in sensing biological signals includes electromyography
(EMG) and electroencephalography (EEG) measurements for robot control
and human–robot interactions. Figure  1.9 shows the surface EMG signals
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EMG measurement: (a) the surface EMG sensing ring developed by Liu et al. (see Chapter 12)
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