Shrew Whiskers Inspire Robot Design

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The Etruscan shrew, one of the world's tiniest mammals, measuring around 4 centimetres long, is the inspiration for a ground-breaking new robot developed to use sophisticated whiskers to find its way around. The Shrewbot is the latest in a series of robots which use 'active touch' rather than vision to navigate their environment. Source: Univ. of Bristol

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