Biomechatronics

The textbook Biomechatronics, 2nd Edition, by Marko B. Popovic provides a comprehensive, university-level account of fundamental engineering principles and physical hardware applications in bio-oriented mechanical design. Designed to support advanced academic study in engineering faculties, the volume addresses prosthetic limbs, direct neural interfaces, powered orthotics, and wearable devices built for human physical augmentation.

The text structures its technical material into clear thematic arcs, linking foundational physical components with practical therapeutic implementations. Early sections establish the core functions of natural and synthetic actuators, biological and artificial sensing devices, and system control architectures, which later connect to applied procedures in physical therapy, rehabilitation, and robotic surgery.

A defining feature of this second edition is the introduction of two dedicated new chapters covering animal biomechatronics and plant biomechatronics. The volume provides university students, biomedical engineers, and researchers in robotics and biomechanics with rigorous academic material suitable for classroom instruction and interdisciplinary research.