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UA Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth's Brain

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Friday, 16 November 2007 22:21

Aug 26 2014 - "A visual motion detecting module for dragonfly-controlled robots" by Thuy Pham and Charles M. Higgins (Conference papers)

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Aug 24 2009 - "Robo-moth is created in UA lab" by David Morales, Examiner.com (Online)

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 12 2008 - "Robot security guards strut their stuff" by Michelli Murphy, Arizona Daily Star (Newspapers)
Mar 09 2008 - "The cyborg animal spies hatching in the lab" by Jessica Marshall, New Scientist (Magazines)
Mar 08 2008 - "Cyborg insects" (Videos)

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)
Nov 19 2007 - "Earth & Sky (radio show), "Scientists build a robo-moth"" by Earth and Sky (Radio interviews)
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 08 2007 - "Mothbot: Moth Controls Robotic Vehicle" by Technovelgy (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)
Nov 02 2007 - "The RoboMoth: Optomotor response test" by Timothy Melano (Videos)
Jul 07 2007 - "Scientists put moth on wheels and let the robotic times roll" by Denise Gellene, Los Angeles Times (Newspapers)
Jul 04 2007 - "The RoboMoth: Horizontal cell response" by Timothy Melano (Videos)

Dec 18 2006 - "A Mobile Electrophysiology Board for Autonomous Biorobotics" by Leslie I. Ortiz (Theses)

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