Bionics MSc

["The natural world as a source of engineering inspiration – that's the core idea behind bionics, a combination of the terms "biology" and "technics", which means engineering in this context. The basic principle of bionics is learning from nature. The idea of bionics is to understand the principles and systems behind nature's constructions and to transfer them to technical systems and devices.One major application of bionics is the field of biomaterials. Spider silk, for example, is both light and flexible and three times stronger than steel. Such material properties are of interest for various technical fibres. Another example is the development of water-repellent, self-cleaning materials, which were inspired by the surface structure of the lotus leaf.Another major application is the field of robotics: animal models such as geckos are used as inspiration for the development of climbing robots."]