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Title: Robotic squirrel helps decode animal behavior Post by: Torgo on May 05, 2008, 10:47:33 PM http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/05/robotic.squirrel.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/05/robotic.squirrel.ap/index.html)
(http://www.animalcaptain.com/images/squirrelSmall.gif) :buggedout: Title: Re: Robotic squirrel helps decode animal behavior Post by: Rev. Powell on May 06, 2008, 04:28:28 PM From the article:
"Dubbed "Rocky" after the cartoon character, the robo-squirrel is working its way into Hampshire's live-squirrel clique, controlled by researchers several yards away with a laptop computer and binoculars. Sarah Partan, an assistant professor in animal behavior at Hampshire, hopes that by capturing a close-up view of squirrels in nature, Rocky will help her team decode squirrels' communication techniques, social cues and survival instincts." I just hope that the squirrels haven't built robots of their own wandering around HUMAN societies, decoding OUR social cues, studying OUR weaknesses... |