AUTHOR=Mazzolai Barbara , Beccai Lucia , Mattoli Virgilio TITLE=Plants as Model in Biomimetics and Biorobotics: New Perspectives JOURNAL=Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology VOLUME=2 YEAR=2014 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/bioengineering-and-biotechnology/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2014.00002 DOI=10.3389/fbioe.2014.00002 ISSN=2296-4185 ABSTRACT=
Especially in robotics, rarely plants have been considered as a model of inspiration for designing and developing new technology. This is probably due to their radically different operational principles compared to animals and the difficulty to study their movements and features. Owing to the sessile nature of their lifestyle, plants have evolved the capability to respond to a wide range of signals and efficiently adapt to changing environmental conditions. Plants in fact are able to show considerable