Technology meets nature
Plants, animals, and microorganisms inspire technological innovations
What is bionics?
Over millions of years, nature has developed efficient, sustainable, and adaptable solutions to nearly every challenge. Drawing on principles from the natural world, it inspires the creation of novel products and innovative solutions for the technologies of tomorrow.
From energy-efficient architecture and flexible robotics to high-tech materials in medical engineering, the possibilities span across all fields.
Our research focus
- Energy-autonomous systems for water, cooling, or transport
- Solutions inspired by plants, animals, and microorganisms
- Building-integrated systems for resource use or greening
- Microtechnical structures for fluid or heat transfer
- Technologies for off-grid areas and crisis zones
- Prototype development from lab to real-world application
the way we work
- Interdisciplinary teamwork in technology, biology & design
- Agile research with prototype cycles
- Networking with universities, companies & cities
- Systems thinking instead of isolated solutions
- Creative
- Scientifically grounded
Technology meets nature
We don’t view nature as a blueprint to be copied, but as a toolbox we can translate into technology.