ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Mechanosensory Hairs and Hair-like Structures in the Animal Kingdom: Specializations and Shared Functions Serve to Inspire Technology Applications.
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- Self-powered artificial vibrissal system with anemotaxis behavior.Science advances · 2025Article
- Ventral wing hairs provide tactile feedback for aerial prey capture in the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2024Article
- Function of snail shell hairs in anti-predator defense.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2024Article
- Bioinspired Whisker Sensor for 3D Mapping of Underground Mining Environments.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales.Beilstein journal of nanotechnology · 2024Review
- Mechanosensor for Proprioception Inspired by Ultrasensitive Trigger Hairs of Venus Flytrap.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2024Article
- Mechanosensory Control of Locomotion in Animals and Robots: Moving Forward.Integrative and comparative biology · 2023Review
- Olfactory navigation in arthropods.Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology · 2023Review
- Investigating the Electromechanical Sensitivity of Carbon-Nanotube-Coated Microfibers.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Biological mechanosensation has been a source of inspiration for advancements in artificial sensory systems. Animals rely on sensory feedback to guide and adapt their behaviors and are equipped with a wide variety of sensors that carry stimulus information from the environment. Hair and hair-like sensors have evolved to support survival behaviors in different ecological niches. Here, we review the diversity of biological hair and hair-like sensors across the animal kingdom and their roles in behaviors, such as locomotion, exploration, navigation, and feeding, which point to shared functional properties of hair and hair-like structures among invertebrates and vertebrates. By reviewing research on the role of biological hair and hair-like sensors in diverse species, we aim to highlight biological sensors that could inspire the engineering community and contribute to the advancement of mechanosensing in artificial systems, such as robotics.
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