Flying insects are able to fly smartly in an unpredictable environment. It has been found that
flying insects have smart neurons inside their tiny brains that are sensitive to visual motion …

Insects represent more than 60% of all multicellular life forms, and are easily among the
most diverse and abundant organisms on earth. They evolved functional wings and the …

A comprehensive introduction to new approaches in artificial intelligence and robotics that
are inspired by self-organizing biological processes and structures. New approaches to …

The problem considered in this paper involves the design of a vision-based autopilot for
small and micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The proposed autopilot is based on an …

One of the major challenges in robotics is to develop a fly-like robot that can autonomously
fly around in unknown environments. In this paper, we discuss the current state of the DelFly …

We investigate key principles underlying individual, and collective, visual detection of
stimuli, and how this relates to the internal structure of groups. While the individual and …

We aim at develo** autonomous microflyers capable of navigating within houses or small
indoor environments using vision as the principal source of information. Due to severe …

This paper presents a novel control strategy, which we call optiPilot, for autonomous flight in
the vicinity of obstacles. Most existing autopilots rely on a complete 6-degree-of-freedom …

Flight control in insects depends on self-induced image motion (optic flow), which the visual
system must process to generate appropriate corrective steering maneuvers. Classic …

We demonstrate that physical habitat conditions influence adult dragonfly (Odonata:
Anisoptera) riparian site selection. In naturally treeless riparian areas of South Africa …