Bionics is the application of biological methods and
systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and
modern technology.
The transfer of technology between lifeforms and
manufactures is, according to proponents of bionic technology, desirablebecause evolutionary pressure typically forces living organisms, including
fauna and flora, to become highly optimized and efficient.
Examples of bionics in engineering include the hulls
of boats imitating the thick skin of dolphins; sonar, radar, and medical
ultrasound imaging imitating animal echolocation. In the field of computer
science, the study of bionics has produced artificial neurons, artificialneural networks, and swarm intelligence. Evolutionary computation was also
motivated by bionics ideas but it took the idea further by simulating evolution
in silico and producing well-optimized solutions that had never appeared in
nature.
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