[rusticpenn]

There are lot of software and hardware that use biomimicry.

Schmitt trigger, one of the fundamental components in electronics is based on nature (and its creator is called as the father of biomimicry/ biomimetics https://ehistory.osu.edu/exhibitions/biomimicry-a-history).

Swarm optimization algorithms (genetic algorithms, particle swarm optimization, Ant Colony optimization etc) are more openly based on nature.