Many robots are equipped with cameras to allow them to see the world. These digital eyes record sequences of still images which must somehow be interpreted as motion. A popular approach is optical ...

The way we perceive the visual motion of objects as we move is a phenomenon called 'optic flow.' Now, Brown University researchers have discovered that optic flow helps us to walk. They've used ...

The breakthrough builds on neuromorphic engineering, a field that designs hardware modeled after the human brain. Unlike traditional processors, which separate memory and computation, neuromorphic ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The motion we perceive with our eyes plays a critical role in guiding our feet as we move through the world, Brown University research shows. The work was ...

When a fruit fly is navigating straight forward at high speed, why does it know that it's not straying off course? Because as long as the fly moves directly forward, the visual scene shifts from front ...

Birds use a trick of the eye called “optic flow” to zip through forests without colliding. How do birds manage to fly through narrow spaces without constantly bumping into trees or buildings? It turns ...