The plant as a biomechatronic system

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-93

  Mazzolai, Barbara ^a   Laschi, Cecilia ^b   Dario, Paolo ^b   Mugnai, Sergio ^c   Mancuso, Stefano ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechatronic system; Biorobotics; Osmotic actuator; Plant roots; Plantoid; Swarm behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; ROBOTICS;

BIOENGINEERING; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS; ROBOTICS;

EID: 77954582916     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.2.10457     Document Type: Article

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