We performed preliminary experiments on the adhesion of a Tokay gecko on surfaces with different roughness, with or without particles with significant different granulometry, before/after or during the moult. The results were analyzed using the Weibull statistics.

Technological research proposes stimulating challenges starting from the new scenarios arising since XX century, the environmental imperative imposes new responsibilities, the industrial production, requires the rethinking of the concept of "material culture" as well as new information technologies lead to new models of theoretical and conceptual elaboration. We live a new condition, defined by Augé «surmodernitè», where history fades into actuality, space turns into images and individuals from being actors become spectators. The industrial design moves from tackling "traditional culture" of the project to the "culture of innovation" for which the "know-how", which allows the transition from theory to practice, is replaced by the "can-do" that is the design of a technological solution allowing to model artifacts in a new way and, as a consequence, introducing a different interaction between users and the context. The contribution illustrates the design experimentation of the industrial invention "inclusive control system device [repositionable]".

The paper describes the experience of research and experimentation conducted for the configuration of a new "Biocycle" bike conceived through eco-friendly and bio-inspired design methods and with the support of additive manufacturing (AM) technologies aimed to achieve a customized and flexible production. According to this logic, it is necessary to consider the AM as a valid support to both innovation and growth of many sectors in which creativity and design capacity play a strategic role for original solutions. The multidisciplinary approach and the collaboration between research institutes, companies, laboratories and universities, characterize the design and experimentation of the Biocycle. This has enabled the development of a new bicycle according to eco-design and bio-design criteria, by using recycled materials such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), by introducing the principles of the environmental design into the definition of the entire product life cycle and by merging traditional production methods with AM to optimize the performance and reduce the overall weight, costs, and production time of the frame. To support the design phase, also a finite element (FE) model was developed. The aim is to obtain lightweight performing components with compact and ergonomic dimensions for the eco-bike. This leads to the synthesis of new unconventional shapes and a better distribution of the material from the topological-functional optimization analysis as well as AM. Advanced Models and Experiences for Eco-DesignThe contribution describes the research experience carried out at the Design and Experimentation laboratory of the University of Campania L. Vanvitelli. Data and information are shared according to a systemic approach integrated between technical,

Attentive considerations on the value of research in design in terms of producing and promoting knowledge within the innovation processes bring to light the necessity to create a multidisciplinary action model, able to correlate with transversal skills and with the system of values and culture that characterizes the settings where research centers, training centers, businesses and institutions operate. The tested model proposed is a workshop in which the actions of research and training are able to perform, simultaneously, through design tools. This has resulted in the construction of a community of institutions -universities, businesses, government agencies -where research and training have become opportunities for discussion for all involved parties. Furthermore, whenever possible, through experimentation and continuous exchange of ideas, new scenarios can be put together as a result of sharing experiences and skills in a mutual and continuous learning process. The modelworkshop finds its justification in the desire to redirect the paths of research and training for design in a single open container, capable of creating strong links with the territory and outline a continuous offer both in terms of training, production and dissemination of skills.

A little less than a decade after the emergence of Industry 4.0 in the industrial world, the new paradigm 5.0 is gaining ground, which is simultaneously reflected in the definition of a smart society. In fact, we are witnessing an innovative transition that defines the pace of technological, but also economic and social change. Starting from the innovations of the fourth industrial revolution and from the study of reference guidelines of European Commission (2021) Industry 5.0 "repositions" technologies completely at the service of people and the whole of humanity. The research aims to identify and explore the points of contact and implementations arising from the transition from paradigm 4.0 to the humancentric approach 5.0. Through a comparative analysis of case studies and best practices in the industrial field it is possible to frame and define the future scenarios of manufacturing that see human and machine synchronized and synergistically working together to improve the efficiency of production.