Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP110100608]Researchers: Prof Ken Cheng (Chief Investigator) , Prof Rudiger Wehner (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Evolution of intelligence in small brains: how to navigate the messy natural outdoors smartly. This project unravels how small-brained desert ants navigate expertly using simple and coarse-grade visual cues, focusing on 1) how they use skylines, where the tops of terrestrial objects meet the sky, and 2) how they search efficiently for goals. The outcomes will be invaluable for designing robots that can navigate in the messy natural outdoors.
Funding Amount $440,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP110100608
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP110100608
