Video: A virtual environment for flies makes it possible for them to control a real-world robot
HOW does a fly fly? Exactly how the insects control their flight, using only a few hundred neurons, is a bit of a mystery. But now roboticists are hoping to work out how they do it – using a system that lets fruit flies “drive” a remote-controlled car.
First, a fruit fly is tethered to a rod with a cylindrical LED display around it. The display shows geometric patterns that are known to make a fruit fly move …
