http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/ Engadget Comments for Fruit fly flight simulator could smarten up robots http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 1:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/
The problem is, if something is moving at high speed with little wind resistance, the fly can't see it. That is the principle a swatter is built on.]]>Apr 26th 2008 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/
1st - flies don't accomplish much in terms of complex object recognition... beyond wavelengths, colors and perhaps very simple objects (i.e. occupied space vs. unoccupied space)

2nd - the inability of a fly to outrun a fly swatter has less to do with its visual capabilities and more to do with the relative size of its antagonist, the incredible speed at which it is traveling and the fact that the strike originates from a point in space that is virtually infinity from the fly's limited perspective.

Makes me think of a wonderful story... I forget the name of the author... maybe the book was HYPERSPACE?? Talking about fish and their scientists discussing the forces at work that move the lily pads.]]>Apr 27th 2008 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 28th 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/
Okay. I get it. I'm slow. Nerf, nerf.

(And if anyone notices, the time delay isn't due to my extreme slowness, it's because I left he article and just came back...hrm, this addendum makes me look like I am ridden with insecurity...okay, I am going to stop rambling..after this. Wow, my parenthetical comment is longer than my post, odd, eh? Okay, I am done now. I am going to click submit.)]]>Apr 26th 2008 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/oh yes! I can see it now fully automated robotic fly swatters... with electric shocking... and lasers - yes definitely lasers...
Way to take the load of my workforce]]>Apr 27th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 27th 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/]]>Apr 28th 2008 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 26th 2008 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/I saw this on nova or something about a year ago, but ]]>Apr 27th 2008 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 27th 2008 3:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 27th 2008 5:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/
cba?]]>Apr 27th 2008 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 29th 2008 6:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/26/fruit-fly-flight-simulator-could-smarten-up-robots/Apr 28th 2008 9:33AM