The ultimate goal of researching and developing insect robots is to assist crop pollination and locate people affected by disaster relief. 2012 amazing "Advent" "insect robot", after the first successful flight and landing test, it is now directly into the water from the air swimming. The researchers hope the navigation system will give insects robots a pair of eyes that can follow a given route while flying or swimming. According to the U.S. "Volkswagen Machinery" magazine website reported on the 18th, the National Science Foundation has allocated 1.1 million US dollars for the joint development of insect robot navigation systems for scientists at the University of Buffalo and the University of Florida. The system will use Lidar imaging technology to emit an invisible beam, which is then used by the sensor to determine the distance to the object and the shape of the object by counting the time the light wave is fed back. The challenge for the new technology is how to use this technology, which is similar to the safe driving of a driverless car, to an insect robot with only a penny of a coin. The weight of an insect robot is negligible, only 80 milligrams, while the smallest lidar system weighs 800 grams, so the weight is really a problem. In addition, power is a problem because 97% of the power is needed to support the flight. Kathik Dutti, a computer scientist at the University of Buffalo, is working on an algorithm that makes lidar systems use data more efficiently, while the likes of Sanjay Kapal and Xie Huaikai of the University of Florida are working on reducing hardware size. Team members hope to eventually build an internal powertrain with "Lidar" navigation. Of course, this technique could make a big difference in search and rescue work and crop pollination. If the data can be sent back to the processing center, a group of insect robots can theoretically be used to create 3D topographic maps or scan buildings accurately. Chief editor punctuality How to reduce the size of electronic components and reduce energy consumption based on the protection performance is the curse of the electronic industry brought by Moore's Law. With large robots, we also need to develop insect robots that have the same full range of capabilities in a tiny volume. In addition to "eyes", motivation, energy, structure and other perception systems, but also to the extreme. Although this study is advancing, ranging technologies including Lidar have not in principle made major breakthroughs in principle in recent years, but only improved in structure and performance. Perhaps, to learn more from nature, to learn from insects, to break the size curse with theoretical innovation is another shortcut to research. Sharp Point Mat,AB Mat,Mat Jiangsu Laiao Material Technology Co., Ltd. , https://www.laiaomaterial.com