{"id":96267,"date":"2018-06-05T11:53:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T09:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/event\/living-machines-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-06-05T11:53:52","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T09:53:52","slug":"living-machines-2018-4","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/es\/event\/living-machines-2018-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Living Machines 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The development of future real-world technologies will depend strongly on our understanding and harnessing of the principles underlying living systems and the flow of communication signals between living and artificial systems.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biomimetics is the development of novel technologies through the distillation of principles from the study of biological systems. The investigation of biomimetic systems can serve two complementary goals. First, a suitably designed and configured biomimetic artefact can be used to test theories about the natural system of interest. Second, biomimetic technologies can provide useful, elegant and efficient solutions to unsolved challenges in science and engineering.<\/p>\n

Biohybrid systems are formed by combining at least one biological component\u2014an existing living system\u2014and at least one artificial, newly-engineered component. By passing information in one or both directions, such a system forms a new hybrid bio-artificial entity. The theme of the conference also encompasses biomimetic methods for manufacture, repair and recycling inspired by natural processes such as reproduction, digestion, morphogenesis and metamorphosis.<\/p>\n

The following are some examples of \u201cLiving Machines\u201d as featured at past conferences:<\/p>\n