Post date: Oct 6, 2011 1:28:21 PM

All-seeing robots.

Following a wall, avoiding an obstacle. The movements of robots are limited to simple actions. Yet many applications would benefit from genuinely autonomous systems: robots able to move across partially unknown and changing terrain. Drawing on their extensive knowledge of visual navigation - a field in which Europe is at the forefront of research - the Virgo network teams have already launched a number of surprising "pilot creatures".