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Insect drives robot to track down smells |
February 06, 2013
A small, two-wheeled robot has been driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate. The robot has been used to characterize the silkmoth’s tracking behaviors and it is hoped that these can be applied to other autonomous robots so they can track down smells, and the subsequent sources, of environmental spills and leaks when fitted with highly sensitive sensors.
Link: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/computers_math/computer_science/~3/qglgf59j74Q/130205200128.htm
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