A small robot driven by a moth
February 7, 2013
A male silkmoth uses a small, two-wheeled robot to track down a female silkmoth from the odor of her sex pheromone. The objective: develop autonomous robots that can detect and track down environmental spills and leaks, according to University of Tokyo scientists.
- N Ando, S Emoto and R Kanzaki, Odour-tracking capability of a silkmoth driving a mobile robot with turning bias and time delay, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2013, DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/8/1/016008
- Emoto S et al., Insect-controlled robot -evaluation of adaptation ability, Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 2007, Vol.19, No.4 pp. 436-443
Video Source: University of Tokyo