Albert’s Lyrebirds are part of the lineage of songbirds but are one of the shyest species. Albert’s Lyrebirds can mimic sounds. However, what’s special about the Albert’s Lyrebird males’ sound mimicry is that they repeat the sounds in a certain sequence that shows the contrasting calls, and all males around the […]

The biodiscovery studies the texture sensation in “different types of vertebrate limb by investigating touch and potential texture encoding mechanisms in the pectoral fins of fishes”. Through the article, the analysis provides evidence that the receptive field sizes of ifn ray afferents are small and afferents exhibit response properties to tactile […]

New findings describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy received by patients with impaired walking abilities. The metabolic rate of walking can be reduced by applying a constant forward force at the center of mass. […]

“This paper presents a bioinspired landing system for autonomous aerial robots, built on the inspire–abstract–implement design paradigm and an additive manufacturing process for soft thermoplastic materials. This novel landing system consists of 3D printable Sarrus shock absorbers and soft landing pads which are integrated with an one-degree-of-freedom […]

The miniature robber fly Holcocephala fusca intercepts its targets with behaviour that is approximated by the proportional navigation guidance law. During predatory trials, we challenged the interception of H. fusca performance by placing a large object in its potential flight path. In response, H. fusca deviated from the path predicted by […]