Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems: 13th International Conference, Living Machines 2024, Chicago, IL, USA, July 811, 2024, Proceedings [Paperback]

This proceeding constitutes the 13th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, held in Chicago, IL, USA, during July 811, 2024.

The 27 full papers and 4 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. They were categorized under the following topics: Brain Network Modeling; Tools for Studying Behaviors; Sensors and Sensing, Navigational Systems; Control and Mechanics of Soft and Continuum Systems; System Design; Neural Networks for Computation; Bio Inspired Neural Networks for Control; Biohybrid Systems; and Biomechanics.

Brain Network Modeling.- BrainX3 3 0 Advancing Neuroinformatics and Artificial Brains for Living Machines.- Towards Biophysical Network Simulations of Stochastically Formed Neurospheres.- Tools for Studying Behaviors.- FlyWheel A Robotic Platform for Modeling Fly Visual Behavior.- A coupled oscillator model of human attachment dynamics evaluated in a robot dyadic interaction.- Creating an Artificial No Fly Zone with Sensory Disruptions.- Sensors and Sensing.- Maximizing robotic limb rigidity and strain sensing capabilities through localized Kevlar fiber reinforcement.- Flexible Strain Gauge Sensors as Real time Stretch Receptors for Use in Biomimetic BPA Muscle Applications.- Sensory feedback cancellation Developing resonator networks to mimic A leptorhynchus cerebellar processing of sensory feedback.-  Navigational Systems.- Binocular Vision and Vector Summation Based Integration of Bilateral Innate and Learned Visual Cues in Insect Navigation.- Bioinspired Magnetic Navigation for Exploring Celestial Bodies.- Bioinspired Navigation Based on Distributed Sensing in the Leech Using Dynamic Neural Fields.- A Comparative Study of Reinforcement Learning and Insect Inspired Visual Navigation Methods.- Col3¾