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Electronic whiskers could help robots navigate

10 Feb 2014 Isabelle Dumé
Photograph of several electronic whiskers used to map airflow
This array of seven e-whiskers was used to obtain a 3D map of the surrounding air flow. (Courtesy: Zhibin Yu)
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have made highly sensitive, lightweight “

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