The Bioinspiration Design Paradigm: A Perspective for Soft Robotics

Soft Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 28-37

  Kovač, Mirko ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84994075050     PISSN: 21695172     EISSN: 21695180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/soro.2013.0004     Document Type: Review

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