{"id":15844,"date":"2024-10-23T17:25:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T17:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1411172"},"modified":"2024-10-23T17:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T17:25:22","slug":"space-rover-tests-natural-intelligence-based-on-insect-brains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=15844","title":{"rendered":"Space rover tests \u2018natural intelligence\u2019 based on insect brains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a simulation of Mars, a space rover is testing a control system with an unusual inspiration: insect brains.<\/span><\/p>\n

The software was created by Opteran, a startup based in the UK. But the idea originated from research on bugs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scientists at the University of Sheffield had been studying the brains of insects. They discovered remarkable neurological efficiency.<\/p>\n

A honeybee\u2019s brain, for instance, only contains about 1 million neurons. <\/span>A human brain, by contrast, has around 86 billion. But the bee mind\u2019s tiny size belies its impressive power.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s capable of complex navigation, obstacle avoidance, and communication. It also functions with formidable energy efficiency.<\/p>\n

The researchers believed robots could also benefit from these qualities. They decided to reverse-engineer the brain algorithms<\/a> into software for autonomous machines. They call the concept \u201cNatural Intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2019, they founded Opteran to commercialise the research. The startup soon identified space as an ideal environment for the tech.<\/p>\n

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The software harnesses over a decade of research into animal and insect vision. Credit: Opteran<\/figcaption>