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Seeing the world through an insect's eyes

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An elegant combination of electronics and elastic materials has been used to construct a small visual sensor that closely resembles an insect's eye. The device paves the way for autonomous navigation of tiny aerial vehicles. See Letter p.95

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Figure 1: Insect-inspired visual sensor.

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  1. Alexander Borst and Johannes Plett are at the Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.,

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