IWIBIT 2022

3rd edition of the International Workshop on Insect Bio-Inspired Technologies (#IWIBIT2022).
17th - 18th November 2022

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@SeanBlamires Thank you for your interest. Unfortunately not for technical reasons, but we have taken a few more pictures that will be uploaded on the website soon!

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Last session about sustainable materials #iwibit2022. Very good stories about the insect cuticula diversity of functions (Yaël Politi), spider silk (Thomas Scheibel) and bombyx mori silk ( Philip Seib)

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#iwibit2022 Congratulations to @Fayeyap25 and @ViolaBauernf for the poster prizes! 👏. We hope to see you all for the 4th IWIBIT!

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And well-deserved a poster prize for @ViolaBauernf @Iwibit2022 from @AMI_Physics #iwibit2022

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Session 5 Fast Precise &Furious #iwibit2022 Very cool exciting stories about the labial mask of the dragonfly larva (@sci_SB) and bioinspired catapults, #necrobiotics by @ProfDanPreston (@ricePILab) & sawfly ovipositor by Martí Verdaguer Mallorquí.

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Session 3 Tiny Chips on Brains. #iwibit2022 Outstanding talks about comparative connectomics and neuromorphics (@stanley_heinze (@LundVision @NanoLund) ,wireless sensing #internetofthings ( @ShyamGollakota), efference copies in engineering ( Benjamin Campbell) #bioinspiration

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Session 2 of #iwibit2022 about sensors. Amazing talks by Axel Borst, Beth Mortimer, Joseph Jacskon & Barbara Webb about direction selective neurons, spider vibration sensing, hearing and compasses

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Very great talks for the 1st session of #iwibit2022 about locomotion: climbing walking sticks (and spiderman!), deformations in the dragonfly wings during flight and pulsatile systems for cardiac applications. #bioinspiration David Lavonte @EvoBiomech, Huai-Ti Lin, @BaisamyPaul https://t.co/ZbZN2aEYwX

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The #iwibit2022 is starting !!

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The booklets and nametags are ready! If you are lost in your way, please see the website https://t.co/PxX7M93rB3

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Dear all,
We look forward to see you all in Edinburgh in a couple of days 😊. Last time registrations can be made. The final program can be found attached, or in the website: https://t.co/j2Vxvctmpb #bioinspiration #iwibit2022 #biomimetism #technology

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Scientific Program 6/6: Loose Ends
Prof. Julian VINCENT will discuss:
- the role of cyanide in stopping the autonomous expansion of wings
- surface hardeners in cuticle
- scaling of Reciprocating ‘drills’ in symphytan/ichneumonoid wasps
- wood & energy absorption
#biomimicry

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If you present a poster, do not forget to send your slide for the Poster Flash Talks!
Please be slide minimalist, avoid animations and stick to the time limit #iwibit2022

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Program 5/6: #bioinspired sustainable advanced materials
- Prof. Yaël POLITI will present the cuticle's wide range of #materials properties (hierarchical structure)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas SCHEIBEL will present his works on recombinant spider silk proteins.
#biomimicry #innovation

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Scientific Program 4/6: Fast, precise & 'furious'
-Dr. @sci_SB will present a robotic arm inspired by the prehensile labial mask of the dragonfly larva ('catapult'), an alien-like predator.
-@ProfDanPreston will talk about #necrobiotics: how to use a dead spider as a gripper 🕷️

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Deadline extension! You can send your abstract until the 15th of October.

We have collected talks from international speakers which balances biology, physics and engineering & believe these to be of the highest interest to technologists,system engineers and biologists.

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*There is a typo in the previous tweet: the committee also includes Prof. @JFCWindmill, from the University of Strathclyde !! ( sorry for this omission)

https://t.co/AuknBD1jhF

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D-40. Don't forget to register! The organizing committee of #iwibit2022 is looking forward to see you in Edinburgh!

( Prof M.Desmulliez, ProfJ.Casas, Prof B.Webb, Dr @LauResearch, Prof @adamastokes , Dr J.Jackson, A.Tiryaeva, @p_clemenc, M.Verdaguer)

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Scientific Program 3/6: Tiny brains on chips.
Dr @stanley_heinze from @LundVision will talk about insect navigation & connectomes. Dr. @ShyamGollakota will present wireless sensors on living insects. Implications for #neuromorphic computing and IoT development! 💻

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Scientific Program 2/6: Sensors
Prof. Alexander BORST will talk about the visual system of flies , in particular motion sensing. 
Dr. Beth MORTIMER will present vibration sensing in web-spinning spiders 🕸️  Implications for bioinspired motion sensing and robots!
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Scientific Program 1/6: Locomotion on ground, in air and water
Dr. David LABONTE will talk about how insects stick/unstick themselves, and Dr. Huai-Ti LIN will present the insect wing mechanosensory system. Implications for climbing robots & design/control of wings!