Bae Haejin
Ecological Technology Research Team, Division of Ecological Application Research, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun 33657, Republic of Korea.
Biomimetics (Basel). 2023 Jul 3;8(3):288. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics8030288.
This study examines the current technological level and industrial/technical trends in the field of biomimicry technology, as well as recent technological and research and development trends. Patent analysis was conducted, focusing on technology that uses design elements and biological/ecological characteristics to provide solutions to technological problems. The technological scope of the analysis included the field of technologies and materials that apply to the conditions found in ecology, as well as robot machines and devices designed to mimic certain animals and ecological elements. The search for patents was conducted in Korea, the United States, Japan, and Europe from 1975 to 2021, resulting in a total of 8278 raw data cases, from which 940 valid patents were selected. The percentage of patent document and the status of both domestic and foreign applicants varied among the countries of Korea, the United States, Japan, and Europe. Based on the results of the patent analysis, it was found that biomimicry technology is in a growth phase that is expected to continue in the future and that Korea and the United States are leading the development of this technology.
本研究考察了仿生技术领域的当前技术水平、产业/技术趋势以及近期的技术与研发趋势。进行了专利分析，重点关注利用设计元素和生物/生态特征来解决技术问题的技术。分析的技术范围包括适用于生态环境条件的技术和材料领域，以及旨在模仿某些动物和生态元素的机器人机器与装置。于1975年至2021年在韩国、美国、日本和欧洲进行了专利检索，共得到8278个原始数据案例，从中筛选出940项有效专利。韩国、美国、日本和欧洲各国的专利文件百分比以及国内外申请人的情况各不相同。基于专利分析结果发现，仿生技术正处于增长阶段，预计未来还将持续，并且韩国和美国在该技术的发展中处于领先地位。
