Engineering and Technology

A star-nose-like tactile-olfactory bionic sensing array for robust object recognition in non-visual environments

M. Liu, Y. Zhang, et al.

This groundbreaking research by Mengwei Liu, Yujia Zhang, Jiachuang Wang, and their colleagues presents an innovative tactile-olfactory sensing array, inspired by the star-nosed mole, that remarkably classifies objects with high accuracy in non-visual environments. Achieving an impressive 96.9% accuracy in identifying various objects during a simulated rescue scenario, this study paves the way for advanced sensing technologies.