BIOMIMETIC PROJECT LINKS

• bouncing ideas – emerging design ideas of biomimicry, critical creativity, sustainability, and strategic thinking
• zygote quarterly really beautiful bio-inspired journal
• Next Nature philosopy and design blog about humankind cultivating nature
• Tim Morton’s Blog, Ecology Without Nature: http://ecologywithoutnature.blogspot.com/
• Janine Benyus’ TED Talk, General Introduction to Biomimicry: http://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_biomimicry_in_action.html
• asknature.org
• http://formandcode.com/
•  http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/tuning-place
• http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/35251.wss
• http://issuu.com/ani.arzumanyan/docs/the_new_structuralism__design__engineering_and_arc)
• Examples of Biomimicry: http://biomimicry.net/about/biomimicry/case-examples/
• http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/biomimicry.html – some good examples
• http://www.rapiro.com/ – humanoid robot kit for raspberry pi
• http://www.looksfeelsworks.com/biomimetic-pushpins-by-toshi-fukaya/
• Biomimetics: using nature to inspire human innovation
• Agent based system modeling

DESIGN THINKING LINKS

• http://firmfollowsform.com/?p=892
• http://dschool.stanford.edu/dgift/

HARDWARE / SOFTWARE TUTORIALS & RESOURCES

• arduino  serial potentiometer to processing graph
• sensor wiki 
  
• Arduino playground
• Sparkfun
• Adafruit tutorials
• instructables : how to do almost anything
• Ultimate GPS shield tutorial
• Nature of Code: modeling biology and physics with code, in Processing
• DIY drones

MATERIALS

• ITP Materials site
• Material Connexion
• Inventables
• Materials for the Arts : A resource for artists and non-profits
• Build It Green NYC wood and building materials
• Epoxy Putty / Plumber’s Putty

MOTORS AND PARTS

• Solarbotics
• Pololu
• Robotshop
• Small Parts

MECHANISMS

• 507 Mechanical Movements
• KMODDL Online Books Tons of old books on mechanisms
• FLYING PIG
• ROBIVES
• Animated gifs

READINGS

o   Benyus, Janine M. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired By Nature. Harper, 1998

o   International Conference of Biodigital Architecture and Genetics:http://www.bubok.es/libros/209894/Internacional-Conference-Of-Biodigital-Architecture-amp-Genetics

o   Coyne, Richard. (2010) The Tuning of Place: Sociable Spaces and Pervasive Digital Media. The MIT Press. Cambridge, MA.

o   Reas, Casey. McWilliams, Chandler, LUST. (2010) Form + Code in Design, Art, and Architecture. Princeton Architectural Press. Princeton.

o   Oxman, R. and Oxman, R. (2010), New Structuralism: Design, Engineering and Architectural Technologies. Archit Design, 80: 14–23. doi: 10.1002/ad.1101

o   Barabasi: LINKED: http://www.amazon.com/Linked-Everything-Connected-Else-Means/dp/0452284392/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1