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A robot has heard sounds through the ear of a dead locust in a world's first experiment that uses the Ear-on-a-Chip method to create a long-lasting sensory device.

For the new study, the Tel Aviv researchers connected a biological sensor – a locust’s ear – to a robot in place of its usual microphone, allowing it to respond to sounds.

Scientists report connecting the ear of a dead locust to a robot that receives the ear's electrical signals and responds accordingly. Researchers at Tel Aviv University report that they have ...

When the researchers clap once, the locust's ear hears the sound and the robot moves forward; when the researchers clap twice, the robot moves backward. In an unprecedented biological and ...

The robot at Tel Aviv University “listens” to sounds around it using the ear of a dead locust. Upon hearing one clap it moves forward; upon hearing two claps in quick succession it moves backward.

The ear of a recently deceased locust was kept alive in a chamber on the robot, replacing the previous electronic microphone. MDPI A supply of oxygen and food keep the organ going for use.