noun
bionics
Technical term for the study of mechanical systems that function like living organisms or parts of living organisms.
生体工学は、生物の構造や機能を工学に応用する学問です。
Bionics is a field that applies the structures and functions of living organisms to engineering.
バイオニクス is a direct loanword from English and is often used interchangeably with 生体工学, though 生体工学 may sound more formal or academic.
Compound of 生体 (living body) and 工学 (engineering).