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FAResearchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have created a tiny artificial eye inspired by fruit fly compound eyes. The device uses hundreds of microscopic lenses to provide an ultra-wide 180-degree field of view, allowing robots to detect motion and obstacles without moving their cameras.
Uniquely, the system also includes a built-in chemical sensor array, enabling robots to detect certain gases and chemicals—giving them a basic sense of “smell.” Published in Nature Communications, the innovation could enhance robots used in search-and-rescue, hazardous environment monitoring, and advanced autonomous systems.
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