Navigation using the sun's ultraviolet light, this asks for experiments ;-)
The first walking robot that moves without GPS
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The first walking robot that moves without GPS
Feb 14, 2019
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It is more likely a variant of Haidinger's Brush which is primarily related to polarisation. Some people can see it without using polaroid spectacles but it is relatively easy to see with a polarising filter.
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Bees and various other insects can do dead reckoning based on the sun's position and navigate using that axis as a reference.
Regards,
Martin Brown
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