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ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

An Evidence-Tiered Biomimetic Design Space Workflow for the Conceptual Design of Elderly-Care Robots.

Wangshuang Zang, Congrong Xiao, Dongkwon Seong

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Wangshuang ZangSchool of Design and Innovation, Guangzhou University of Software, Guangzhou 510990, China.ORCID 0009-0004-0171-0749
Congrong XiaoCollege of Art and Design, Guangdong Baiyun University, Guangzhou 510900, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3776-4330
Dongkwon SeongDepartment of X-Cultural Studies, Kookmin University Graduate School, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-7607-1572

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Abstract

backgroundEarly-stage elderly-care robot design requires biological analogies to be translated without turning qualitative inspiration into unvalidated numerical evidence.

methodsWe audited 15 initial variables and retained a four-dimensional exploratory space: nominal shell-edge radius (V06), pre-braking trigger distance (V09), translational speed (V11), and commanded deceleration (V12). Latin hypercube samples were filtered by V09 - V11

resultsThe pooled pre-check acceptance rate was 0.8621. I5 descriptive and distributional stability passed at

conclusionsThe evidence-tiered workflow supports traceable exclusion of infeasible combinations and transparent product design translation while preserving explicit limits: no physical safety, usability, manufacturing, or optimality claim is made.

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AI-assisted visualizationbiomimetic designbraking distance proxyconceptual CADconstrained design space explorationelderly-care robotevidence-tiered translationLatin hypercube sampling

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PMCPMC13509895

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