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Podcast: IEN Radio
Episode: Jumping Spiders Inspire New Sensors
Description: Harvard researchers have created a new depth sensor inspired by the eyes of a jumping spider. It could soon be in everything from microbotics to wearable devices. The tiny arachnids have incredible depth perception, which enables them to attack prey with great accuracy. Researchers from the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a device that combines a multifunctional, flat metalens with an algorithm to measure depth in a single shot.Current depth sensors rely on cameras or laser dots to measure and map depth. Humans have stereo vi...