Soon robots will be equipped with the artificial moustaches, which will help them to orient in the space, as rodents or deep water fishes make.
Researchers from northwestern university to THE USA developed a number of the mechanized moustaches, which help to determine the form of objects and the speed of aqueous flow, imitating to the abilities of mammals.
In rats the whiskers transfer signal into the brain with the contact from the objects, as a result thousands of nerve cells are activated, making possible for rodent to obtain the image of environment.
With the aid of the new development the robot will be able to determine the properties of three-dimensional object. When mechanical moustaches "feel" object, the sensors of force measure the bend, determining the location of different points. Computer program connects points and is created the exploded view of object.
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