1. Introduction to biologically inspired robotics / Yunhui Liu and Dong Sun -- 2. CPG-based control of serpentine locomotion of a snake-life robot / Xiaodong Wu and Shugen Ma -- 3. Analysis and design of a bionic fitness cycle / Jun Zhang ... [et al.] -- 4. Human-inspired hyper dynamic manipulation / Aiguo Ming and Chunquan Xu -- 5. A school of robotic fish for pollution detection in port / Huosheng Hu, John Oyekan, and Dongbing Gu -- 6. Development of a low-noise bio-inspired humanoid robot neck / Bingtuan Gao ... [et al.] -- 7. Automatic single-cell transfer module / Huseyin Uvet ... [et al.] -- 8. Biomechanical characterization of human red blood cells with optical tweezers / Youhua Tan, Dong Sun, and Wenhao Huang -- 9. Nanorobotic manipulation for a single biological cell / Toshio Fukuda, Masahiro Nakajima, and Mohd Ridzuan Ahmad -- 10. Measurement of brain activity using optical and electrical methods / Atsushi Saito, Alexsandr Ianov, and Yoshiyuki Sankai -- 11. Bowel polyp detection in capsule endoscopy images with color and shape features / Baopu Li and Max Q.-H. Meng -- 12. Classification of hand motion using surface EMG signals / Xueyan Tang ... [et al.] -- 13. Multifunctional actuators utilizing magnetorheological fluids for assistive knee braces / H.T. Guo and W.H. Liao -- 14. Mathematical modeling of brain circuitry during cerebellar movement control / Henrik Jr̲ntell ... [et al.] -- 15. Development of hand rehabilitation systems using wire-driven link mechanism for paralysis patients / Hiroshi Yamaura ... [et al.] -- 16. A test environment for studying the human-likeness of robotic eye movements / Stefan Kohlbecher ... [et al.].