By copying a powerful sensory organ which feature spiders, a team of researchers at the Korean National University has designed a miniature sound sensor with promising performance. http://enjoycoloring.com/toy-story/10154/ Voice recognition via the detection of heart rhythm or earthquakes, this innovation could lead to many applications.
This infographic drawn from the scientific article published in Nature shows the appearance of the sensory organ located on the legs of spiders of the family cténidés. These parallel cracks capture the slightest vibration in the air and transmit the information to the nervous system of the animal. © D. Kang, Choi, Nature
Here is an example of biomimicry . http://enjoycoloring.com/dragon-ball-z/10003/ Researchers at the Korean National University managed to create a sensor of sounds and vibrations of great sensitivity that is directly inspired by the sensory system of spiders . This invention could be used for many applications in the field of speech recognition , monitoring vital functions or monitoring infrastructure.
Spiders of the family Ctenidae are able to perceive very low vibrations to several meters away through the hairs that cover their bodies but especially to sensors that are in their paws. These are small parallel slits shaped cracks also called lyriformes bodies are extremely sensitive to sound and vibration. This is the alarm system used by these spiders to feel the presence of prey or danger.
This infographic drawn from the scientific article published in Nature shows the appearance of the sensory organ located on the legs of spiders of the family cténidés. These parallel cracks capture the slightest vibration in the air and transmit the information to the nervous system of the animal. © D. Kang, Choi, Nature
Here is an example of biomimicry . http://enjoycoloring.com/dragon-ball-z/10003/ Researchers at the Korean National University managed to create a sensor of sounds and vibrations of great sensitivity that is directly inspired by the sensory system of spiders . This invention could be used for many applications in the field of speech recognition , monitoring vital functions or monitoring infrastructure.
Spiders of the family Ctenidae are able to perceive very low vibrations to several meters away through the hairs that cover their bodies but especially to sensors that are in their paws. These are small parallel slits shaped cracks also called lyriformes bodies are extremely sensitive to sound and vibration. This is the alarm system used by these spiders to feel the presence of prey or danger.