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July 2020 PMID 33022605

Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots.

Vikram Iyer, Ali Najafi, Johannes James, Sawyer Fuller, Shyamnath Gollakota

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Peak: 43 in Jul 2020
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Discussions exhibit strong agreement with the research's significance, with phrases like 'incredible team' and 'remote control unit I've always wanted' reflecting admiration and approval. The tone is enthusiastic, often referencing examples like controlling beetle-mounted cameras and emphasizing innovations such as energy efficiency, which underline the perceived high impact of this work.

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Most discussions support the optimistic possibilities and innovative aspects of the research, showing general approval.

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The enthusiasm and curiosity about tiny, energy-efficient insect-based imaging indicate high interest.

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Multiple comments highlight the transformative potential for robotics and biological research, emphasizing significant impact.

Abstract in brief

  • This study introduces a tiny, wireless, and energy-efficient vision system that mimics how insects move their eyes or heads to see better without using much power, making it suitable for attachment to live insects like beetles or small robots.
  • The system can tilt over 60 degrees in any direction, streams low-res video to a smartphone from up to 120 meters away, and can operate for hours, either on live beetles or small ground robots, by using lightweight electronics and an onboard accelerometer for triggering image capture.
  • The findings suggest that steerable vision significantly reduces energy consumption—by up to 84 times—compared to moving entire robots or insects, opening new possibilities for tiny, autonomous insect-like robots capable of tracking objects and viewing wide areas efficiently.]
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ぽこ
@calimerowhite2 · X

Jul 23, 2020 · 54 likes · 4 shares · 3,725 followers View post →
maz
@dynamicsoar · X

あーこれは面白い…昆虫バイオロギング始まるなこれは（歩行は）。 文中にもリンクあるが論文は https://t.co/BXPQhVIzg3 特に面白いのは低解像度広角カメラでなく高解像度低画角カメラにして機械的にカメラを動かした方が省エネ、というところ。 https://t.co/w64RzIlXVr

Jul 17, 2020 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 2,411 followers View post →
ペコ(ポコ裏アカ)
@fKn97TODzfQrlxh · X

@aes1500 Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/jP9WnTjdB5 https://t.co/tTwIu1nds3

Nov 17, 2021 · 15 likes · 4 shares · 192 followers View post →
UW News
@uwnews · X

Great video explaining the science behind new @uwengineering research: Putting tiny cameras on bugs. via @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/B9469KZIX5

Jul 28, 2020 · 5 likes · 22,486 followers View post →
Semih Tareen
@virusfantom · X

Very fun! @cozdas this should be your next project. only 248 milligrams, and 60 degrees turnable. Technology described here: https://t.co/JBhGNwbk4T https://t.co/RezetpnNl4

Aug 31, 2022 · 4 likes · 149,257 followers View post →
Science Visuals
@ScienceVisuals · X

Researchers have created a tiny camera that, when strapped on a beetle’s back, can show the world from a bug’s-eye view. #ScienceMagArchives

Oct 15, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 9,710 followers View post →

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Murat Dikici
@mdikici · X

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Sep 17, 2024 · 2,395 followers View post →
David Perea
@DavidPerea72698 · X

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Aug 9, 2024 · 2 followers View post →
BRRRRcollects
@BRRRRcollects · X

@JoshhuaSays @c_valenzuelab the tech definitely exists https://t.co/TkZHgPpgtW

Jul 5, 2024 · 6,683 followers View post →
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@ddl765247 · X

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Nov 4, 2023 · 241 followers View post →
Nooti
@NootiNoot02 · X

I suddenly had the idea 'why havent we put tiny cameras on top of spiders/woodlice etc. to see where they live?!' its kinda been done, but really badly. we must be able to do it better than this? https://t.co/2gg6ZJtaUx

Mar 16, 2023 · 184 followers View post →
Gus Merckel
@GusMerckel · X

Insects POV https://t.co/UQji0TABcH

Oct 19, 2022 · 825 followers View post →
Science Visuals
@ScienceVisuals · X

Researchers have created a tiny camera that, when strapped on a beetle’s back, can show the world from a bug’s-eye view. #ScienceMagArchives

Oct 15, 2022 · 4 likes · 1 share · 9,710 followers View post →
Mo_of_|
@Kemety_Mohamed · X

تمكن العلماء من صنع كاميرا في حجم حبة الملح يمكن لهذه الكاميرا الصغيرة أن تظهر العالم من وجهة نظر حشرة.. https://t.co/RvBSF8pv9G

Sep 1, 2022 · 1 like · 932 followers View post →
Semih Tareen
@virusfantom · X

Very fun! @cozdas this should be your next project. only 248 milligrams, and 60 degrees turnable. Technology described here: https://t.co/JBhGNwbk4T https://t.co/RezetpnNl4

Aug 31, 2022 · 4 likes · 149,257 followers View post →
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@dtube99 · X

RT @dtube99: Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/1Q0uH08Cqt @YouTubeより

Aug 10, 2022 · 1 share · 5,008 followers View post →
セクプジャ動画チャンネル(YOUTUBE)
@dtube99 · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/1Q0uH08Cqt @YouTubeより

Aug 10, 2022 · 1 like · 1 share · 5,008 followers View post →
Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci
@OrdoFibonacci · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/mX06An05wo via @YouTube

Jul 31, 2022 · 2,568 followers View post →
dutrte
@dutrtemodi · X

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May 8, 2022 · 716 followers View post →
theCavePearlProject
@CavePearlLog · X

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Jan 30, 2022 · 126 followers View post →
@aes15001
@aes15001 · X

RT @fKn97TODzfQrlxh: @aes1500 Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/jP9WnTjdB5 https://t.co/tTwIu…

Nov 19, 2021 · 4 shares · 593 followers View post →
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@macos9x · X

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Nov 18, 2021 · 4 shares · 7,823 followers View post →
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@miyabikoutarou · X

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Nov 18, 2021 · 4 shares · 11,575 followers View post →
aes1500
@aes1500 · X

RT @fKn97TODzfQrlxh: @aes1500 Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/jP9WnTjdB5 https://t.co/tTwIu…

Nov 17, 2021 · 4 shares · 3,602 followers View post →
ペコ(ポコ裏アカ)
@fKn97TODzfQrlxh · X

@aes1500 Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/jP9WnTjdB5 https://t.co/tTwIu1nds3

Nov 17, 2021 · 15 likes · 4 shares · 192 followers View post →
Anoop George Joseph
@anoopjoes · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/qcO8twBSqH via @YouTube

May 16, 2021 · 1,189 followers View post →
Romulus
@_Romulus__ · X

RT @_DRADIS_: la ciencia del ¿gran hermano? |___ "This tiny camera can show the world from a bug’s point of view" YouTube https://t.co/…

Dec 27, 2020 · 1 share · 6,729 followers View post →
DRADIS
@_DRADIS_ · X

la ciencia del ¿gran hermano? |___ "This tiny camera can show the world from a bug’s point of view" YouTube https://t.co/lQwXKYXkNB

Dec 27, 2020 · 1 share · 111 followers View post →
弘田一成
@HirotaKazunari · X

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Nov 10, 2020 · 4 shares · 6,188 followers View post →
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@goininzion · X

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Nov 6, 2020 · 4 shares · 4,797 followers View post →
aes1500
@aes1500 · X

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Nov 6, 2020 · 4 shares · 3,602 followers View post →
Bert Op 't Eynde
@BelgianBrain · X

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Aug 12, 2020 · 294 followers View post →
PEREZ JR
@JOSEPEREZJR01 · X

RT @grattonboy: Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots https://t.co/FWv8eYLHxh #AI #Robotics #AI #Robotics htt…

Aug 11, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,928 followers View post →
Prof. Manish Thakur
@ILoveBooks786 · X

RT @grattonboy: Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots https://t.co/FWv8eYLHxh #AI #Robotics #AI #Robotics htt…

Aug 11, 2020 · 2 shares · 3,997 followers View post →
Dean Anthony Gratton
@grattonboy · X

Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots https://t.co/FWv8eYLHxh #AI #Robotics #AI #Robotics https://t.co/grGi6HgKoO

Aug 11, 2020 · 2 shares · 149,210 followers View post →
Samadeep
@samadeepviews · X

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Jul 31, 2020 · 104 followers View post →
Shyam Gollakota
@ShyamGollakota · X

RT @blinkminster: The people at AAAS can make videos that get me excited about our work all over again. https://t.co/pU89SomE67 @ShyamGolla…

Jul 30, 2020 · 1 share · 840 followers View post →
Bucknell Discovery Residential College
@bucknelldisco · X

RT @will_kerber: @BucknellDisco, check out this video on insect vision and a beetle-mounted camera you can control from a smartphone! https…

Jul 30, 2020 · 1 share · 10 followers View post →
UW Engineering
@uwengineering · X

@ScienceMagazine takes another look at UW's robotic camera backpack for insects. https://t.co/YstY0dZpA1

Jul 30, 2020 · 10,444 followers View post →
Sawyer B Fuller
@blinkminster · X

The people at AAAS can make videos that get me excited about our work all over again. https://t.co/pU89SomE67 @ShyamGollakota

Jul 30, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 195 followers View post →
Will Kerber
@will_kerber · X

@BucknellDisco, check out this video on insect vision and a beetle-mounted camera you can control from a smartphone! https://t.co/DDyCaMtR0T

Jul 30, 2020 · 2 likes · 1 share · 8 followers View post →
UW News
@uwnews · X

Great video explaining the science behind new @uwengineering research: Putting tiny cameras on bugs. via @ScienceMagazine https://t.co/B9469KZIX5

Jul 28, 2020 · 5 likes · 22,486 followers View post →
Lambda Research Corp
@LambdaResearch · X

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Jul 28, 2020 · 190 followers View post →
RobotConsumer
@RobotConsumer · X

RT @manuelacasasoli: How to study habits of #insects outside the lab... #Science #Robotics #biology ⏯️Wireless steerable vision for li…

Jul 28, 2020 · 1 share · 3,969 followers View post →
Cecile Braconnier
@braco001 · X

This tiny camera can show the world from a bug’s point of view https://t.co/uJJBXqiUkM via @YouTube

Jul 27, 2020 · 742 followers View post →
Sabbah ❤️
@sabbah · X

This tiny camera can show the world from a bug’s point-of-view https://t.co/P8ZVhHKCq2 via @YouTube

Jul 27, 2020 · 5,306 followers View post →
Nori（情報ブロイラー）
@bgnori · X

RT @fiddler_K: Scienceの動画。ただ省エネ化して小さくて凄いなくらいに思ってたけど動画だともうちょっと分かった気になれるな。(気になってるだけだけど)/Watch a tiny camera show the world from a bug’s point…

Jul 27, 2020 · 1 share · 2,362 followers View post →
Kawai_Yusuke
@fiddler_K · X

Scienceの動画。ただ省エネ化して小さくて凄いなくらいに思ってたけど動画だともうちょっと分かった気になれるな。(気になってるだけだけど)/Watch a tiny camera show the world from a bug’s point-of-view https://t.co/J3BpaHuOmI @YouTubeより

Jul 27, 2020 · 1 share · 351 followers View post →
BoomersDaily
@BoomersDaily55 · X

SCIENCE VIDEO: Watch a tiny camera show the world from a bug’s point-of-view https://t.co/0NrudaCv8O https://t.co/GgPepqvR5I

Jul 27, 2020 · 294 followers View post →
吳冠廷tinger wu
@tingerwu · X

Watch a tiny camera show the world from a bug’s point-of-view https://t.co/lTPrUceUNa 來自 @YouTube

Jul 27, 2020 · 497 followers View post →
Panagiotis Bouganis
@tomstrong6 · X

RT @calimerowhite2:

Jul 25, 2020 · 4 shares · 3,380 followers View post →
blues_brother_no_7
@7_blues · X

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Jul 23, 2020 · 4 shares · 449 followers View post →
ぽこ
@calimerowhite2 · X

Jul 23, 2020 · 54 likes · 4 shares · 3,725 followers View post →
Kenzi NOIKE
@knoike · X

| Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/KKnp2ENAnq

Jul 21, 2020 · 292 followers View post →
UTM Birdfeeder
@UTMBioOrnithCam · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/euyk43PlgH

Jul 21, 2020 · 1 like · 515 followers View post →
dieppe（ディエップ）
@_dieppe · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/a98C97RBio @YouTubeより

Jul 20, 2020 · 494 followers View post →
Mark Meekan
@MarkMeekan · X

Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots https://t.co/JwsCiF5Bja

Jul 19, 2020 · 2,696 followers View post →
匝
@meguru_ · X

これが虫の目カメラ（カブトムシ用GoPro）の映像らしい。 ＞Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/CALAwcGClC

Jul 18, 2020 · 789 followers View post →
Steve locked in a shed
@SteveTypesStuff · X

@Dr_Yannis @WhySharksMatter Paper here: Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots - https://t.co/kq5V5HHDZE

Jul 18, 2020 · 1 like · 578 followers View post →
Kourosh Meshgi クーロシ メシギ
@KouroshMeshgi · X

Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots https://t.co/ruD1b9walD A lightweight camera system that mimics a beetle's visual system AND is mounted on a beetle.

Jul 18, 2020 · 1 like · 696 followers View post →
Matthew Smith
@Matthew05291961 · X

Beetle Cam! Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/gsu6Dx4V7X via @YouTube

Jul 17, 2020 · 118 followers View post →
K G Byrd
@remotolapacho · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/vJkpX3aCXL via @YouTube

Jul 17, 2020 · 478 followers View post →
原　拓史
@haltaq · X

RT @dynamicsoar: あーこれは面白い…昆虫バイオロギング始まるなこれは（歩行は）。 文中にもリンクあるが論文は https://t.co/BXPQhVIzg3 特に面白いのは低解像度広角カメラでなく高解像度低画角カメラにして機械的にカメラを動かした方が省エネ、…

Jul 17, 2020 · 3 shares · 3,487 followers View post →
上更プラウス千秋⚜
@mio_sng · X

RT @dynamicsoar: あーこれは面白い…昆虫バイオロギング始まるなこれは（歩行は）。 文中にもリンクあるが論文は https://t.co/BXPQhVIzg3 特に面白いのは低解像度広角カメラでなく高解像度低画角カメラにして機械的にカメラを動かした方が省エネ、…

Jul 17, 2020 · 3 shares · 1,392 followers View post →
Yoshiaki Hashimoto
@Anthunter1212 · X

RT @dynamicsoar: あーこれは面白い…昆虫バイオロギング始まるなこれは（歩行は）。 文中にもリンクあるが論文は https://t.co/BXPQhVIzg3 特に面白いのは低解像度広角カメラでなく高解像度低画角カメラにして機械的にカメラを動かした方が省エネ、…

Jul 17, 2020 · 3 shares · 4,598 followers View post →
maz
@dynamicsoar · X

あーこれは面白い…昆虫バイオロギング始まるなこれは（歩行は）。 文中にもリンクあるが論文は https://t.co/BXPQhVIzg3 特に面白いのは低解像度広角カメラでなく高解像度低画角カメラにして機械的にカメラを動かした方が省エネ、というところ。 https://t.co/w64RzIlXVr

Jul 17, 2020 · 17 likes · 3 shares · 2,411 followers View post →
J J A
@juanjocit · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/h9TuYOX6VB via @YouTube

Jul 16, 2020 · 57 followers View post →
Hemal
@hmnaik · X

Some cool stuff.... Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots https://t.co/l3hcAj2XcI

Jul 16, 2020 · 1 like · 868 followers View post →
pacojeanII
@pacojeanII · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/wsbCZSwZtl via @YouTube

Jul 16, 2020 · 1,101 followers View post →
UCLA MAE
@UCLAMechAeroEng · X

Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots #Robots2Rockets https://t.co/qbr50BaBn3

Jul 16, 2020 · 642 followers View post →
Closer than we retweet
@BrownMalas · X

Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots https://t.co/tPqnrMOEGW

Jul 16, 2020 · 6 followers View post →
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@MichaelSampaio8 · X

Wireless Steerable Vision for Live Insects and Insect-scale Robots https://t.co/pdsKxNnH8z via @YouTube

Jul 16, 2020 · 591 followers View post →
Miguel Xochicale
@_mxochicale · X

"Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots" by Vikram Iyer, Ali Najafi, Johannes James, Sawyer Fuller and @ShyamGollakota at @uwcse , 15 July 2020, @SciRobotics https://t.co/oCjtq3NBq2 https://t.co/26Menk4M6V https://t.co/pKf2Y3hfW8

Jul 16, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,281 followers View post →
TechiHaus
@techihaus · X

https://t.co/VizGOsa44t Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots #newsaturhome Abstract Vision serves as an essential sensory input for insects but consumes substantial energy resources. The cost to support sensitive photoreceptors has led many insec…

Jul 16, 2020 · 7 followers View post →
Global News Report
@robinsnewswire · X

"#Science News: Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots - #Science #News": https://t.co/T4GwkW3PJB

Jul 16, 2020 · 22,526 followers View post →
Robots
@RobotList · X

Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots - Science https://t.co/LmBooFwa0U

Jul 15, 2020 · 6,749 followers View post →
Ben Ransford
@br_ · X

"Wireless steerable vision for live insects and insect-scale robots," from a former collaborator & his incredible team, is the remote control unit I've always wanted @sciencemagazine @uwcse https://t.co/XMlRK689I4 https://t.co/mdc6n26MF2

Jul 15, 2020 · 3 likes · 500 followers View post →