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Sunday, 09 March 2008 01:42

Feb 29 2016 - "How Sci-Fi Robotic Gear May Help Older Workers" by Chris Farrell, Forbes Magazine/NextAvenue.org (Magazines)
Feb 29 2016 - "Neural Network Visual Binding" (Projects)
Feb 29 2016 - "Biomimetic Visual Navigation" (Projects)

Oct 18 2012 - "Tracking improves performance of biological collision avoidance models" by Vivek Pant and Charles M. Higgins (Journal papers)
Feb 09 2012 - "Researchers study bee brains to develop flying robots" by Sharon Gaudin, Computer World (Magazines)

Oct 14 2011 - "Interview on internet radio's "Future Theater" hosted by Bill Birnes" by Bill Birnes (Radio interviews)
Jan 18 2011 - "Insect-Machine Interfacing" by Timothy Melano (Theses)

Aug 24 2009 - "Robo-moth is created in UA lab" by David Morales, Examiner.com (Online)
Aug 14 2009 - "Interview on the Robots Podcast" by Robots Podcast (Radio interviews)

Oct 15 2008 - "The Mothbot" (Projects)
May 12 2008 - "Moving toward more lifelike artificial limbs: 'Robo-moth' hybrid, squid's beak show promise for improving prostheses" by Bryn Nelson, MSNBC.com (Online)
Apr 15 2008 - "UA Wins 2008 Intel Robotics Challenge" by UA News (Online)
Apr 14 2008 - "UA tops ASU in robot clash" by Ashley Waggoner, UofA Daily Wildcat (Newspapers)
Apr 12 2008 - "Robot security guards strut their stuff" by Michelli Murphy, Arizona Daily Star (Newspapers)
Apr 08 2008 - "UA to Compete in Intel Corp's Robot Challenge" by UA News (Online)
Mar 27 2008 - "Leading-Edge Researchers Lauded at Innovation Day" by La Monica Everett-Haynes (Online)
Mar 18 2008 - "Innovation Day Celebrates Technology and Research Achievements" by UA News (Online)
Mar 08 2008 - "Cyborg insects" (Videos)
Feb 16 2008 - "Robot - Le bestie mitologiche del futuro sono gia qui" by Andrea Porta, Focus Magazine (Magazines)
Jan 19 2008 - "Scientists use monkey's brain signals to control robot" by Sharon Gaudin, Computer World (Magazines)

Dec 16 2007 - "Mothbot" by Dainik Jagran (Largest Read Daily of India) (Newspapers)
Dec 11 2007 - "Moth-based Robot May Lead to 'Hybrid' Computers" by Sharon Gaudin, Computer World (Magazines)
Dec 04 2007 - "Hybrid animal computers to tip up within twenty years: Run for your lives" by Nick Farrell (Online)
Nov 16 2007 - "UA Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth's Brain" by UA News (Online)
Nov 15 2007 - "Simple moth might command robot" by Dan Sorenson, Arizona Daily Star (Newspapers)
Nov 13 2007 - "Robo-Moth goes Gizmoz" (Videos)
Nov 10 2007 - " Scientific American News: Bytes of the Week" by Scientific American (Magazines)
Nov 09 2007 - "Living brain in powerful robot body tech goes live" by Lewis Page, The Register (Newspapers)
Nov 09 2007 - "slate.com: William Saletan, "Animal brains in robotic bodies"" by Slate.com (Online)
Nov 08 2007 - "Futuresheet.com: "'Robo-moth' melds insect, machine"" by Futuresheet.com (Online)
Nov 08 2007 - "Switched.com: ""Robo-Moth" Gives Hope to Amputees"" by Switched.com (Online)
Nov 08 2007 - "Engadget.com: "Robo-moth can't flap, still likes flames"" by Engadget (Online)
Nov 07 2007 - "Gizmodo.com: "Buggy Bot: Robo-Moth Hooks Up Insect's Brain to a Robot"" by Gizmodo 2007 (Online)
Jul 07 2007 - "Scientists put moth on wheels and let the robotic times roll" by Denise Gellene, Los Angeles Times (Newspapers)

Dec 18 2006 - "A Mobile Electrophysiology Board for Autonomous Biorobotics" by Leslie I. Ortiz (Theses)
Oct 31 2006 - "Three Engineering Professors Named da Vinci Circle Fellows" by UA News (Online)
May 01 2006 - "Engineering College Accomplishments Lauded at da Vinci Circle Gathering" by UA News (Online)

Aug 18 2005 - "Girl Scouts Learn that Robots Aren't Just for Boys" by UA News (Online)
Aug 18 2005 - "Insect Inspired Looming-Based Depth Estimation" by Lise A. Johnson and C. M. Higgins (Conference abstracts)
Jul 19 2005 - "Rigging robots: it's a girl thing" by Arizona Daily Star (Newspapers)
Jan 25 2005 - "Mixing Biology and Electronics to Create Robotic Vision" by Arizona Engineer (Magazines)

Dec 18 2004 - "An Elaborated Model of Fly Small Target Tracking" by Charles M. Higgins and Vivek Pant (Journal papers)
Dec 16 2004 - "Flight of the Insecti-Blimp" (Videos)
Dec 01 2004 - "Assistant prof hopes to give robots vision" by Arizona Daily Wildcat (Newspapers)
Oct 27 2004 - "Mixing Biology and Electronics to Create Robotic Vision" by Science Daily (Online)

Oct 18 2002 - "Airborne Visual Navigation using Biomimetic VLSI Vision Chips" by C. M. Higgins (Technical reports)

Aug 26 2001 - "Electric Eye" by New Scientist Magazine (Magazines)
May 30 2001 - "A Neuromorphic Vision Processor for Spatial Integration of Optical Flow" by Charles M. Higgins and Shaikh A. Shams (Conference abstracts)
Apr 18 2001 - "Sensory architectures for biologically-inspired autonomous robotics" by C. M. Higgins (Journal papers)

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