Bioinspired sensor system for health care and human‐machine interaction

TLDR

Bioinspired sensor systems combine ultra‑sensitivity, low‑power consumption, and self‑adaptability to quantify human perception and equip machines with perceptual abilities, and are applied in industrial, medical, food safety, military, and robotic domains. This review summarizes the recent development of bioinspired sensor systems. The authors outline three bionic strategies—materials, structures, and functions—classify sensor types (piezoresistive, capacitive, triboelectric, piezoelectric, etc.), highlight representative health‑care and human‑machine interaction applications, and discuss current challenges and prospects. Image provided.

Abstract

Abstract Bioinspired sensor system leads the development of new generation sensor technology with remarkable features like ultra‐sensitivity, low‐power consumption and self‐adaptability. With the help of bioinspired sensor systems, human perception can be quantified and machines can be endowed with specific perception. As an emerging technology, bioinspired sensor system has been widely used in various fields such as industrial, medical, food safety, military and robotic. This review summarizes the recent process of bioinspired sensor system. First, three bionic strategies are defined as bionic materials, bionic structures, and functional bionic according to the sources of bionic inspiration. Second, bioinspired sensor systems with different working mechanisms are summarized and classified into piezoresistive, capacitive, triboelectric, piezoelectric, and other types. Afterward, for applications, the representative works of bioinspired sensor system for health care and human‐machine interaction are focused and introduced, respectively. Finally, the current challenges and prospects of bioinspired sensor system are also discussed. image