Biomechatronics is an applied
interdisciplinary science that aims to integrate mechanical elements, electronics and parts of biological organisms. Biomechatronics includes the aspects of
biology,
mechanics, and
electronics. It also encompasses the fields of
robotics and
neuroscience. One example of Biomechatronics is a study done by
Hugh Herr, a professor at
MIT. Herr
excised the muscles of frog legs, to attach to a mechanical fish and by pulsing electrical current through the muscle fibers, he caused the fish to swim. The goal of these experiments is to make devices that interact with human
muscle,
skeleton, and
nervous systems. The end result is that the devices will help with human motor control that was lost or impaired by
trauma,
disease or
birth defects.
