Preface .................................................................................................................... vii
Contributors ............................................................................................................xi
1 Introduction to Biologically Inspired Robotics........................................1
Yunhui Liu and Dong Sun
2 CPG-Based Control of Serpentine Locomotion of a Snake-Like
Robot ............................................................................................................... 13
Xiaodong Wu and Shugen Ma
3 Analysis and Design of a Bionic Fitness Cycle ...................................... 33
Jun Zhang, Ying Hu, Haiyang Jin, and Zhijian Long, and Jianwei Zhang
4 Human-Inspired Hyper Dynamic Manipulation .................................. 55
Aiguo Ming and Chunquan Xu
5 A School of Robotic Fish for Pollution Detection in Port .................... 85
Huosheng Hu, John Oyekan, and Dongbing Gu
6 Development of a Low-Noise Bio-Inspired Humanoid
Robot Neck................................................................................................... 105
Bingtuan Gao, Ning Xi, Jianguo Zhao, and Jing Xu
7 Automatic Single-Cell Transfer Module ............................................... 125
Huseyin Uvet, Akiyuki Hasegawa, Kenichi Ohara, Tomohito Takubo,
Yasushi Mae, and Tatsuo Arai
8 Biomechanical Characterization of Human Red Blood Cells
with Optical Tweezers............................................................................... 147
Youhua Tan, Dong Sun, and Wenhao Huang
9 Nanorobotic Manipulation for a Single Biological Cell..................... 165
Toshio Fukuda, Masahiro Nakajima, and Mohd Ridzuan Ahmad
10 Measurement of Brain Activity Using Optical and Electrical
Methods ........................................................................................................ 189
Atsushi Saito, Alexsandr Ianov, and Yoshiyuki Sankai
Contents
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Contributors ............................................................................................................xi
1 Introduction to Biologically Inspired Robotics........................................1
Yunhui Liu and Dong Sun
2 CPG-Based Control of Serpentine Locomotion of a Snake-Like
Robot ............................................................................................................... 13
Xiaodong Wu and Shugen Ma
3 Analysis and Design of a Bionic Fitness Cycle ...................................... 33
Jun Zhang, Ying Hu, Haiyang Jin, and Zhijian Long, and Jianwei Zhang
4 Human-Inspired Hyper Dynamic Manipulation .................................. 55
Aiguo Ming and Chunquan Xu
5 A School of Robotic Fish for Pollution Detection in Port .................... 85
Huosheng Hu, John Oyekan, and Dongbing Gu
6 Development of a Low-Noise Bio-Inspired Humanoid
Robot Neck................................................................................................... 105
Bingtuan Gao, Ning Xi, Jianguo Zhao, and Jing Xu
7 Automatic Single-Cell Transfer Module ............................................... 125
Huseyin Uvet, Akiyuki Hasegawa, Kenichi Ohara, Tomohito Takubo,
Yasushi Mae, and Tatsuo Arai
8 Biomechanical Characterization of Human Red Blood Cells
with Optical Tweezers............................................................................... 147
Youhua Tan, Dong Sun, and Wenhao Huang
9 Nanorobotic Manipulation for a Single Biological Cell..................... 165
Toshio Fukuda, Masahiro Nakajima, and Mohd Ridzuan Ahmad
10 Measurement of Brain Activity Using Optical and Electrical
Methods ........................................................................................................ 189
Atsushi Saito, Alexsandr Ianov, and Yoshiyuki Sankai
Contents
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