Multinational Project Develops Robotic Rats To Aid In Rescue Missions

A new initiative, bringing together nine research groups from seven countries, including teams of robotics and brain researchers from Europe, the USA and Israel, has recently been set up with the aim of imitating nature.Based on principles of active sensing adopted widely in the animal kingdom, the multinational team is developing innovative touch technologies, including a ‘whiskered’ robotic rat.

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Filed under: Medical Devices on February 13th, 2008