title: Research, robots, and reality: A statement on current trends in biorobotics.
abstract: While robotics has benefited from inspiration gained from biology, the opposite is not the case: there are few if any cases in which robotic models have lead to genuine insight into biology. We analyze the reasons why biorobotics has been essentially a one-way street. We argue that the development of better tools is essential for progress in this field.
authors.affiliation: Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute and Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218 niebur@jhu.edu http://cnslab.mb.jhu.edu.
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