make biorobotic sensing machine
Cyborg Insects to Make Biorobotic Sensing Machines
A 750,000 grant will enable several engineers to employ the super-sensitive sense of smell in locusts to construct a bio-robotic nose of sorts. The problem is that biological systems possess a level of complexity that cannot be reached by their AI counterparts. While the sense of olfaction is a pretty primitive one, it extends across the board in all species. It is almost as if the field of biology made extra room for sensing chemicals in the air in order to warn the species of any danger or prey in the locality. A thorough understanding of the olfactory sense is very crucial for artificial intelligence.