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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Three-dimensional reconstruction of root shape in the moth orchid Phalaenopsis sp.: a biomimicry methodology for robotic applications.

Anand Kumar Mishra, Andrea Degl'Innocenti, Barbara Mazzolai

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Article in BMC research notes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Organismal Design and Biomimetics: A Problem of Scale.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anand Kumar MishraCenter for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy.
Andrea Degl'InnocentiCenter for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy. andrea.deglinnocenti@iit.it.
Barbara MazzolaiCenter for Micro-BioRobotics, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy. barbara.mazzolai@iit.it.
Center for Micro-BioRobotics · ITItalian Institute of Technology · ITPiaggio Aerospace (Italy) · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWithin the field of biorobotics, an emerging branch is plant-inspired robotics. Some effort exists in particular towards the production of digging robots that mimic roots; for these, a deeper comprehension of the role of root tip geometry in excavation would be highly desirable. Here we demonstrate a photogrammetry-based pipeline for the production of computer and manufactured replicas of moth orchid root apexes.

resultsOur methods yields faithful root reproductions. This can be used either for quantitative studies aimed at comparing different root morphologies, or directly to implement a particular root shape in a biorobot.

Indexed as

Biological MimicryImaging, Three-DimensionalOrchidaceaePhotogrammetryPlant RootsRobotics3D printing3D reconstructionBioinspirationBioinspired roboticsBiomimicryOrchidPhalaenopsisPhotogrammetryPlant-inspired robotRoot

Identifiers

PMID29695266
PMCPMC5918553
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