Praying Mantis: the 3D Test
As robotics grow ever closer to being a part of our every day life we are looking for simple ways to give them the toolsets they need to properly function in our world. 3D vision is a very important part of that! Some researchers at the Newcastle University in the UK are testing praying mantis' using 3D glasses and a 3D display to see if they can place an object within the striking distance using negative Z (coming out of the screen) to determine the inner workings of the insects ablity to compreend spacial coordinates and distance using stereoscopic cues.
Praying Mantises are the only invertabrates known to have stereoscopic 3d vision.
The makeshift 3D glasses were placed using beeswax.
We are very excited to see how this project progresses!
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