{"id":174522,"date":"2024-07-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=174522"},"modified":"2024-07-25T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:23:59","slug":"visual-navigation-technique-for-robots","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/visual-navigation-technique-for-robots\/","title":{"rendered":"New insect-inspired visual navigation technique for tiny robots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Researchers from the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/students-hydrogen-boat-northern-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"152645\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Delft University of Technology<\/a><\/strong>led by Tom van Dijk and Christophe De Wagter, have published a study in Science Robotics that redefines autonomous navigation for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/tiny-robots-made-from-human-cells\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"111492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tiny robots<\/a><\/strong>.\nThis team has introduced an insect-inspired visual navigation technique designed specifically for robots with severe resource constraints. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does the new visual navigation technique work?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The new methodology allows these micro-robots to navigate without relying on external infrastructure such as GPS, which can be impractical in complex environments.\nUsing highly compressed panoramic imagery and odometry data, the robots can return to known locations with minimal margin of error, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tudelft.nl\/en\/2024\/lr\/ant-insights-lead-to-robot-navigation-breakthrough\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tudelft.nl\/en\/2024\/lr\/ant-insights-lead-to-robot-navigation-breakthrough\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the robots can return to known locations with a minimum margin of error, ensuring accurate and autonomous 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navigation in robots.\nFuture research focuses on improving the obstacle detection and adaptability of robots to new environments, which could significantly expand their practical utility. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1126\/scirobotics.adk0310\" data-type=\"link\" 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