Neuroscientists are giving praying mantises 3D glasses, in research that could help give robots 3D vision. There are many things about this idea that I love, first and foremost that A) the little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new system can capture 3-D models of insects. A new, simple scanning system can create precise 3D models of insects in color.

Giving whole new meaning to the term "bug eyed," researchers glue tiny glasses to the weird insect that sees and hunts in 3D in hopes of understanding 3D vision better. The 3D-video craze may have ...

Some brilliant minds in Australia have a new 3D modeling system that can model insects as small as 3 mm and bring their characteristics … Some brilliant minds in Australia have a new 3D modeling ...

Observation is a cornerstone of science – we learn much about the universe and how it works just by looking at it. But observation can be a huge challenge. It's easy to forget that human eyes allow us ...

It might soon be relatively trivial to make soft robots — at least, if you have a 3D printer handy. UC San Diego researchers have devised a way to 3D-print insect-like flexible robots cheaply, quickly ...