Navigational mechanisms have been characterized as servomechanisms. A navigational
servomechanism specifies a goal state to strive for. Discrepancies between the perceived …

Panoramic views offer information on heading direction and on location to visually
navigating animals. This review covers the properties of panoramic views and the …

Quantifying the behavior of small animals traversing long distances in complex
environments is one of the most difficult tracking scenarios for computer vision. Tiny and low …

Many insects display lateral oscillations while moving, but how these oscillations are
produced and participate in visual navigation remains unclear. Here, we show that visually …

The ability of bees and ants to learn long visually guided routes in complex environments is
perhaps one of the most spectacular pieces of evidence for the impressive power of their …

Distant and predictable features in the environment make ideal compass cues to allow
movement along a straight path. Ball-rolling dung beetles use a wide range of different …

Solitary foraging insects display stunning navigational behaviours in visually complex
natural environments. Current literature assumes that these insects are mostly driven by …

Insect navigation is strikingly geometric. Many species use path integration to maintain an
accurate estimate of their distance and direction (a vector) to their nest and can store the …

Insects can navigate efficiently in both novel and familiar environments, and this requires
flexiblity in how they are guided by sensory cues. A prominent landmark, for example, can …

This paper explores current developments in evolutionary and bio-inspired approaches to
autonomous robotics, concentrating on research from our group at the University of Sussex …