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Biomimetics: Technology Imitates Nature

What led scientists to imitate
living things was their flawless
physical designs. Engineer Hans J.
Schneebeli, designer of the robotic
device known as the Karlsruhe
Hand, stated that the more he
worked on robotic hands, the more
he admired the human hand. He
added that they still need plenty of
time to duplicate even a few of the
many tasks that a human hand can
accomplish. 104
On occasion, scientists from such different disciplines as computer
technology, mechanics, electronics, mathematics, physics, chemistry and
biology must join forces to replicate just one feature of a living creature.
Yet evolutionist thinking still maintains that the extraordinarily complex
structures of living things could have come about unplanned, of their
own accord.

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