After creating tiny sensor backpacks for bees, researchers from the University of Washington have built a more advanced model for beetles. Dubbed “a GoPro for beetles,” the robotic backpacks carry a ...

Researchers at the University of Washington have created a new camera system that’s so small and light it can perch on the back of a beetle. From there, it can be wirelessly controlled to focus on ...

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-Vision is an important sensory input for many insects, but their most sensitive photoreceptors can consume significant amounts of energy. This has led many insects to develop high visual acuity in ...

To get a first-hand look at the daily life of insects, scientists built a tiny camera they can mount on a beetle using a lilliputian backpack. The main challenge the team had to overcome was building ...

(CN) — You’ve no doubt heard of a bird’s eye view. A new camera that rides on the back of a beetle may soon let you see the world through a bug’s eye view. Researchers have developed a tiny wireless ...

Researchers have developed a wireless steerable camera that can be mounted on a beetle, an advance with applications from biology to exploring novel environments. The camera, which streams video to a ...

A Pinacate beetle explores the University of Washington campus in Seattle with a tiny camera on its back. (UW Photo / Mark Stone) Here’s what happens when a GoPro goes low — really low, as in insect ...