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The insect-inspired bionic eye that sees, smells and guides robots
The compound eyes of the humble fruit fly are a marvel of nature. They are wide-angle and can process visual information ...
Natural compound eyes (NCEs) were first investigated by Robert Hooke in 1664 after he observed orderly arranged pearls in the cornea of a grey drone fly. These NCEs then inspired the development of ...
Cameras inspired by the compound eyes of insects enable an extremely wide field of view without expensive lenses, potentially offering cheap, simple and lightweight visual sensors for navigation or ...
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