Haptic perception and dynamic touch encompass the sophisticated processes through which the human sensorimotor system interprets object properties by means of active manipulation. This modality relies ...

Concept and principle of the artificial compound eye for a panoramic camera (ACEcam) that uses conical-microlens optical fibres to mimic natural ommatidia. a, Conical microlens on an optical fibre. b, ...

Natural compound eyes (NCEs) were first investigated by Robert Hooke in 1664 after he observed orderly arranged pearls in the cornea of a grey drone fly. These NCEs then inspired the development of ...