Israeli universities part of 'rodent whiskers' robotic project

Taking a lesson from mice and rats, which find their way in the dark with their whiskers, a multinational team that includes Israelis is developing innovative touch technologies, including a robot that will be able to quickly locate, identify and capture moving objects in space.

The BIOTACT nature-imitation project, funded primarily by the EC Seventh Research Framework Program, includes participation by scientists from universities, research institutes and high-tech companies in Israel, Britain, Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany and the US.

Based on principles of active sensing adopted widely in the animal kingdom, the multinational team plans to produce the "whiskered" robotic rat.

Read full story in The Jerusalem Post.