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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
AntBot is the first walking robot to have navigational capabilities without GPS or mapping. Who designed it?
A
NREC
B
CNRS & AMU
C
University of Hertfordshire’s Adaptive Systems Research Group
D
The University of Tokyo
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -AntBot, the brand-new robot designed by CNRS and Aix-Marseille University (AMU) researchers at ISM, copies the desert ants’ exceptional navigation capacities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) took inspiration from desert ants, which are extraordinary solitary navigators, to design the AntBot.

Detailed explanation-3: -That’s when SRI International in Silicon Valley developed Shakey, the first truly mobile and perceptive robot. This tower on wheels was well-named-awkward, slow, twitchy. Equipped with a camera and bump sensors, Shakey could navigate a complex environment.

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