2. Bionics
Bionics is a conceptual precursor to synthetic biology. In bionics,
we try to imitate structures and processes created by evolution
that we consider to be useful or from which we hope to
learn. Bionics is a multidisciplinary field that involves scientists,
engineers, architects, philosophers, and designers. Based on
their various insights, we systematically investigate how nature
has successfully solved a problem; then we attempt to copy or
redesign the process or object under study in a manner that is
divorced from nature. Bionics has branched off into many specialized
fields, including construction bionics, sensor bionics, structural
bionics, dynamic bionics, neurobionics, building bionics,
process bionics, climate bionics, anthropobionics/robotics, and
evolution bionics