What are some examples of people taking inspiration from animals?

Bats and radars

Bats have a skill called echolocation, and radar was invented based on the echolocation principle of bats. From the University of Leeds, UK.

Researchers have developed a bat crutch that emits a kind of sonar that is inaudible to the human ear.

Waves, through the strength of the vibration, help the blind to detect the distance of obstacles.

Butterflies and security banknotes

There are many small pits on the butterfly wings, the bottom of the pit is yellow, and the slope of the pit is blue, when the sun shines on the butterfly wings.

Due to the refraction of light taking place.

According to this phenomenon, people also set up many small pits on paper money or credit cards, so that no matter how realistic the counterfeit money is, it is difficult to escape the eyes of optical equipment.

Flies and cameras

The compound eyes of flies observe objects more carefully and comprehensively than we humans, flashing fluorescent lamps 60 times per second.

You may not even notice it.

However, flies can easily see that the Americans invented the fly's eye aerial camera according to the principle of the fly's compound eye, and astronomy also has an optical instrument called the fly's eye, which is designed according to the structure of the fly's compound eye.

Jellyfish and downwind ears

People simulate sea stingers.

Feel the infrasound.

Biomimetics is synonymous with high technology, which refers to the use of cutting-edge science and technology to imitate various sensory senses and thinking functions of organisms, and serve the number of people more effectively.

Countries are sparing no effort to increase their efforts in bionics.

It can be said that the degree of bionics research is one of the important indicators of the country's comprehensive national strength.

Examples of people taking inspiration from animals are:

Biomimicry is an ancient and young discipline, from ancient times to the present, there are many inventions and creations that are inspired by animals in nature, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Lu Ban made bamboo and wood birds according to the principle of bird flight in the sky, and flew into it, three days later, December 17, 1903.

The Wright brothers flew the world's first aircraft, the Flyer One. Building airplanes based on the principles of flight of birds is the application of biomimicry in ancient times. Ancient ancestors used wisdom and dexterity to make tools, and people found that fish could swim freely in the water when fishing.

The speed was still very fast, so people imitated the appearance of fish, using wood pulp instead of fins, and wooden pulp was placed at the stern of the boat, and it was with the invention of this first step that it gradually became more complex, and the rudder and oar were invented, so that the ship could sail faster and turn more easily. Seeing the flying tent, it turned to be a car.

The ancients were inspired to build wheeled carts when they saw the flying grass that turned in the wind, and since then, it has become much easier for people to travel long distances, and they no longer need to walk thousands of miles with their feet. Whether it's bamboo, wood, birds, wooden boats, or wooden wheeled carts, these are all inspired by the animals and plants around them.

Of course, this is inseparable from the ingenuity of the ancestors. When it comes to being inspired by animals, you will definitely think of the idea of being inspired by bats and inventing sonar and radar, but there is another way to say this, hear me out: in 1917, Robert Watson Watt successfully designed a thunderstorm locator device.

This device marked the birth of radar, but it was not known for sure that bats could emit ultrasound waves for echolocation. During the Second World War, radar technology was widely used, and was installed on ships, boats, and dedicated radar stations were set up in 1941.

Submarines are the most obvious.

Examples of animal biomimicry (1):

Fish drift with submarines.

How could the submarine have been invented? In order to allow a boat to row on the surface of the water and swim on the bottom of the sea, scientists observed fish as an animal.

There is something in the belly of a fish called a swim bladder.

It was filled with air. When the fish wants to dive to the bottom, the air in the swim bladder is expelled, and the buoyancy immediately decreases, and the fish can sink freely to the surface. There is also a machine in the submarine, which is also filled with air, and as soon as the air is expelled, the submarine can sink to the bottom.

Scientists built submarines according to this principle. Examples of animal biomimicry (2):

Bats & Radar.

Bats emit a kind of ultrasound wave that comes back when it encounters an object, but humans can't hear it. Radar was invented based on this property of bats. Radar is used in a variety of places, such as airplanes, aviation, etc.

Birds and airplanes, bats and sonar, radar, fish and submarines.

We have developed airplanes based on birds, sonars and radars based on bats, submarines based on marine fish, and we still have developed many machines and equipment that are helpful for our work and study based on animals.

Humans have uncovered many wonderful phenomena from animals and have been inspired to invent many useful things for humans, such as: people have been inspired by fish and invented submarines. And so much more:

1.From the annoying flies, a very peculiar small gas analyzer was successfully imitated. It has been installed in the cockpit of a spacecraft to detect the composition of the gases in the cabin.

2.From fireflies to artificial cold light.

3.Electric fish with volt batteries.

4.The downwind ears of jellyfish, imitating the structure and function of jellyfish ears, designed the jellyfish ear storm instrument, which can predict the storm 15 hours in advance, which is of great significance to the safety of navigation and fishery.

5.According to the visual principle of frog eyes, people have successfully developed an electronic frog eye. This electronic frog eye can identify objects of a specific shape with the same accuracy as a real frog eye.

After the electronic frog eye is installed in the radar system, the anti-jamming ability of the radar is greatly improved. This radar system can quickly and accurately identify specific shapes of aircraft, ships, missiles, etc. In particular, it can distinguish between real and fake missiles and prevent the real from being confused with the real.

Electronic frog eyes are also widely used in airports and traffic arteries. At the airport, it can monitor the take-off and landing of aircraft, and can issue an alarm if it detects that the aircraft is about to collide. In the traffic arteries, it can direct the driving of vehicles and prevent the occurrence of vehicle collisions.

6.According to the principle of the bat ultrasound locator, people also imitated the "pathfinder" for the blind. This pathfinder is equipped with an ultrasonic emitter that a blind person can carry to spot people on electric poles, steps, bridges, etc. Today, "ultrasound glasses" with a similar effect have also been made.

These are listed below:1. Inspired by the fish, he invented the submarine.

2. Inspired by the pig's nose, he invented the gas mask.

3. Inspired by the chameleon, he invented the camouflage uniform.

4. Taking inspiration from the turtle, the armored car was invented.

5. Inspired by bats, radar was invented.

6. Inspired by birds, he invented the airplane.

7. Inspired by ducks, he invented the oar.

8. Get inspiration from the dragonfly and invent ***.

9. Inspired by the giraffe, he invented the anti-load suit.

10. Inspired by the flying penggrass, he invented the car with wheels.

11. Inspired by the compound eyes of flies, the "fly's eye" camera was invented.

12. Inspired by a mollusk called a ship maggot, he invented the shield machine.

13. Inspired by the fact that geckos and other animals can crawl on walls, highly cohesive surfaces were invented.

Humans have been inspired and invented from animals by:

1. [Anti-load clothing] The muscles around the giraffe blood vessels are very developed, which can compress the blood vessels and control blood flow; The ** and fascia of the giraffe's legs and whole body are very tight, which is conducive to the upward flow of blood to the lower limbs. Scientists were inspired by this and developed a flight suit - "anti-load suit". As the speed of the spacecraft increases, the anti-load suit can be filled with a certain amount of gas, which can produce a certain pressure on the blood vessels and keep the astronaut's blood pressure normal.

2. [Off-road vehicle] The root of the kangaroo's thigh has good elasticity, and people are inspired to refer to the shock-absorbing design of off-road vehicles to increase elasticity. So, in fact, the buggy is learned from the kangaroo.

3. [Bionic Manipulator] The trunk of an elephant can not only roll up the whole tree, but also pick up peas on the ground, which can be described as a combination of strength and dexterity. According to the characteristics of the elephant's trunk, German engineers have developed a bionic manipulator. This manipulator consists of three hollow pipes.

These three different pipelines can be inflated and deflated to achieve overall expansion and bending. At the end of the mechanical nose there is an additional hose for a delicate gripping action.

4. [Vicolau] is also called Velcro or Velcro, Swiss engineer George de Mestral found burrs of burr in his pants and pet dogs. He found that the seed had a small hook on it that allowed it to hang on to other animals. It took George de Mestra more than a decade of experimentation to replicate the fastener.

5. [Sonar] In 1915, French physicist Paul Langevin invented a system that uses sound waves and echoes to locate underwater objects, which is what we call sonar technology today. It was invented based on the technology of navigation, predation, and search for bats and dolphins, among others.

6. [Scotch Tape] Geckos in nature can climb the surface all rely on the fine bristles at the bottom of the toes, Richard Gurley Drew tried a variety of adhesives to try to find a way to remove the tape without leaving marks, which eventually led to the advent of Scotch tape.