Robotics can play a useful role in the scientific understanding of the sense of self, both
through the construction of embodied models of the self and through the use of robots as …

Active vibrissal touch can be used to replace or to supplement sensory systems such as
computer vision and, therefore, improve the sensory capacity of mobile robots. This paper …

Cerebellar function is increasingly discussed in terms of engineering schemes for motor
control and signal processing that involve internal models. To address the relation between …

We describe a novel, biomimetic tactile sensing system modeled on the facial whiskers
(vibrissae) of animals such as rats and mice. The “BIOTACT Sensor” consists of a conical …

This letter reports the design, fabrication, and testing of lightweight whisker sensors intended
for use on robotic platforms, especially drones, featuring multiple whisker fibers in an array …

In this paper, we describe the system design and control of a miniature robotic rat, WR-5,
which is intended to interact with laboratory rats. WR-5 can perform rearing, mounting …

Here we propose and investigate a novel vibrissal tactile sensor-the Tac Whisker array-
based on modifying a 3D-printed optical cutaneous (fingertip) tactile sensor-the TacTip. Two …

Nocturnal mammals such as rats heavily depend on whisker-based tactile perception to find
their way through burrows and to identify objects. There is diversity in the whiskers in terms …

Electroactive polymer actuators are important for soft robotics, but can be difficult to control
because of compliance, creep and nonlinearities. Because biological control mechanisms …

The cerebellum is thought to implement internal models for sensory prediction, but details of
the underlying circuitry are currently obscure. We therefore investigated a specific example …