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Bugs Eyes Exploring Mars Yet More Biomimetics!
Bugs Eyes Exploring Mars In follow up to a story a couple months back on Flying Insects on Mars, there's a Reuters wire discussing the inclusion of dragon-fly like eyes to the model. Additionally, the navigation is improved to take into account flying conditions on another planet (magnetic field, lack of GPS). You can find the article right here: Bug Eyes to Give Man Sight on Mars. It seems this biomimetics business is really starting to take off! | Alex J. Champandard 934 posts. Wednesday 23 January, 14:23 Reply
Mars Challenges And another article over on the EE Times, discussing the challenges of the Martian landscape for rovers. Flying artificial insects also have problems, including low density in the air, and the lack of oxygen for combustion engine. Flying Robotic Insect Slated to Explore Mars | Alex J. Champandard 934 posts. Thursday 24 January, 12:53 Reply