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December 10, 2020 06:03 pm GMT

"Smellicopter" uses amputated moth antenna to navigate towards smells

Screenshot of video of the "smellicopter"

Behold the "Smellicopter": A wee drone that's been outfitted with a live antenna from a moth, which lets it navigate towards smells.

It worked — and when they compared its performance to an artificial, human-made smell sensor, the moth antenna won out: The drone navigated more quickly towards an odor. — Read the rest


Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/10/smellicopter-uses-amputated-moth-antenna-to-navigate-towards-smells.html

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