Bionics (also known as biomimetics, biognosis, biomimicry, or bionical creativity engineering) is the application of biological method and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology. The word 'bionic' was coined by by Jack E. Steele in 1958, possibly originating from the Greek word "????", pronounced "bion", meaning "unit of life" and the suffix -ic, meaning "like" or "in the manner of", hence "like life". Some dictionaries, however, explain