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Insect-macchina Sistema ibrido: radiocomandato di un coleottero liberamente Volare (<em> Torquata Mercynorrhina</em>)
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Insect-machine Hybrid System: Remote Radio Control of a Freely Flying Beetle (Mercynorrhina torquata)
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10:17 min

September 02, 2016

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:57Beetle Selection
  • 01:34Electrode Implantation
  • 03:30Wireless Backpack Attachment
  • 04:19Wireless Control System
  • 07:22Free Flight Experiment
  • 08:47Results: Turn Control of Flying Implanted Beetles
  • 09:23Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

This protocol describes the process of constructing an insect-machine hybrid system and carrying out wireless electrical stimulation of the flight muscles required to control the turning motion of a flying insect.

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