'Smellicopter' uses moth antenna to locate smells (VIDEO)

University of Washington

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A team led by the University of Washington has developed Smellicopter: an autonomous drone that uses a live antenna from a moth to navigate toward smells.

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Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington

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