Are there any ecological advantages of bionic products? Are bionic products sustainable in respect to material efficiency or functionality?
Technical systems designed after natural models and developed for a specific task are not inherently and automatically more environmentally friendly. They do possess, however, the potential for being integrated in larger ecological contexts. As the functions of biological systems are synchronized from molecules to the whole ecosphere, it is more likely, that a technically realized bionic process or product will be integrable in material cycles. In many cases, there will be a coinciding reduction in energy consumption and an increase in material efficiency and product durability. Furthermore, an increased compatibility of a bionic product with other bionic solutions can be expected, e.g. if biocompatible materials are used in bionic locomotor systems of robots.
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