Posts Tagged ‘echolocation’

Human echolocation using mouth clicks is possible, study finds

(Natural News) Humans may develop expert echolocation skills just like bats and marine mammals by producing clicking sounds with the mouth and listening to the reflected sound waves to perceive the surroundings, a study in revealed. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the Durham University and the Birmingham University in the U.K. examined three […]

First imagery from echolocation reveals new signals for hunting bats

Elite hunter from bat world has previously unknown cues at its disposal. Credit: Elizabeth Clare The ability of some bats to spot motionless prey in the dark has baffled experts until now. By creating the first visual images from echolocation, researchers reveal we have been missing how bats sense their world. Publishing in the journal […]

Robotic sonar system inspired by bats

Enlarge A new robot sonar prototype is inspired by the movable ears and noses that make up the echolocation systems of horseshoe bats. Credit: Philip Caspers/Virginia Tech Engineers at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward building a novel dynamic sonar system inspired by horseshoe bats that could be more efficient and take up […]

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