It is an engineer's dream to build a robot as competent as an insect at locomotion, directed
action, navigation, and survival in complex conditions. But as well as studying insects to …

Insects are the largest taxon of arthropods, characterized by a segmented body plan. They
comprise the most abundant and diverse group of animals. Many insects show highly …

As insects move through tortuous, unpredictable terrain, their neural system allows them to
exhibit striking adaptability and researchers must use every technique at their disposal to …

_The visionaries at the MIT Insect Lab are out to revolutionize artificial intelligence, reform
the space program, and mow your lawn with swarms ofmicrominiaturized (~ nat robots" from …

Can we now build artificial animals? A combination of robot technology and
neuroethological knowledge is enabling the development of realistic physical models of …

Insects are exceedingly diverse, including more species than all other animal groups
combined. The burden of this essay is that, in spite of the wondrous variation in external …

Highlights•Insect-incorporated machines or machine-incorporated insects have been
developed.•Insect-machine hybrid closes the loop between insects, machines, and …

Adaptability, ie, the ability to behave in accordance with a ceaselessly changing
environment, is a defining feature of animals, including insects, and is a necessary attribute …

Insects have miniature brains, but recent discoveries have upturned historic views of what is
possible with their seemingly simple nervous systems (Giurfa, 2013). Phenomena like tool …

When you turn on the kitchen light and a startled insect scurries across the floor, you may be
in no mood to marvel at the intelligence guiding the insect's behavior. Certainly that intelli …