GPS-like tech based on cosmic ray particles can navigate underground and underwater
Japanese researchers propose an advanced navigation system that can pinpoint your location despite GPS-jamming obstacles.
Tag: navigation
Rats watching their friends learn how to navigate a setting, helping us better understand our own “internal GPS”
The experiment helps us make sense of “cognitive maps”.
Our brains don’t pick the shortest route between two points — they pick ‘the pointiest’ one
"That's close enough" -- our brains.
Sea turtles are amazing navigators — but they only use crude maps
Sea turtles have an internal compass -- but it's not perfect. They can go the wrong way for hundreds of ...
MIT designs robot to be a good pedestrian and not bump into you on the sidewalk
It's had hours upon hours of simulation training to learn the basics.
Vikings might have actually used sunstones to navigate
The legends might have been true after all.
Pigeon Bermuda triangle explained
Birds may not be the smartest bunch out there, but man do they know how to navigate! Pigeons can get ...
Sensing technology destined for robots adapted to help the blind navigate
One of the most sophisticated parts of a robot is its navigation system, why requires precise sensing and processing of ...
Humpack whales flawless natural navigation studied
A recently published study 8 years in the making reveals the uncanny ability humpback whales have of following seemingly perfect ...
The world may be too dependent on GPS, report says
Besides their evident telecommunications value, satellites also pose enormous benefits when synchronization and navigation are concerned, available and more and ...
