The concept of mechanism has been an important organizing principle in science and
philosophy since at least the early modern period (Dijksterhuis 1950 [1961]; Boas 1952) …

Most animals exhibit significant neurological and morphological change throughout their
lifetime. No robots to date, however, grow new morphological structure while behaving. This …

The control of locomotion is a complex dynamic task solved with apparent ease by our body.
How this is accomplished still remains an intriguing mystery. This chapter first describes …

This paper investigates the mechanisms of knowledge production of twenty-first century
robotics-inspired morphology. How robotics influences investigations into the structure …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the use of robots to understand the animal
behavior. A fundamental difference of robotic implementations from computer simulations of …

In recent years, bio-inspired robots have shaped numerous domains of technical and
scientific production. Bio-inspired robots can now be found in all areas of industry, medicine …

Dieser Band beschäftigt sich mit der Biologisierung der Technik und der Technisierung der
Biologie, wie sie heute in Robotik, Architektur und Materialdesign zum Tragen kommt, aber …

This article addresses prospective and retrospective responsibility issues connected with
medical robotics. It will be suggested that extant conceptual and legal frameworks are …

Digital health technologies, self-tracking devices and social media platforms enable a
variety of ways to represent 'health'. Such practices are often celebrated as empowering …

What can interactive robots offer to the study of social behaviour? Philosophical reflections
about the use of robotic models in animal research have focused so far on methods …