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"University of Zurich researcher Markus Knaden studies how ants avoid losing their way back home when they're out foraging. Apparently, they have to go back to the nest every so often to "reset" their navigation system or else guidance errors will occur. The insights from Knaden's experiments have already been applied to improve autonomous robot orientation..."
"Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine." --Bill Vaughan
"University of Zurich researcher Markus Knaden studies how ants avoid losing their way back home when they're out foraging. Apparently, they have to go back to the nest every so often to "reset" their navigation system or else guidance errors will occur. The insights from Knaden's experiments have already been applied to improve autonomous robot orientation..."
"Size isn't everything. The whale is endangered, while the ant continues to do just fine." --Bill Vaughan
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