(June 10, 2015) The way insects see and track their prey is
being applied to a new robot under development at the University of Adelaide,
in the hopes of improving robot visual systems.
The project – which crosses the boundaries of neuroscience,
mechanical engineering and computer science – builds on years of research into
insect vision at the University
In a new paper published today in the Journal of The Royal
Society Interface, researchers describe how the learnings from both insects and
humans can be applied in a model virtual reality simulation, enabling an
artificial intelligence system to 'pursue' an object.