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An image of James Marshall, CSO at Opteran
Video, 10 mins

How Insect Brains Are Powering the Future of Robots

Research at the University of Sheffield is exploring new ways of solving robot autonomy.

Part of Commercialisation Conversations, Artificial Intelligence
1 Oct 2024 13:00

Opteran, which is led by Professor James Marshall, Dr Alex Cope, and David Rajan, uses 'natural intelligence' to redefine the autonomy of robots by mimicking the brains of insects.

By harnessing the power of biological brain algorithms, Opteran technology is enabling machines to see, sense, navigate and make decisions better than existing AI approaches.

Credits

Project Leads

  • Professor James Marshall, Professor of Theoretical and Computational Biology at The University of Sheffield
  • David Rajan, CEO at Opteran
  • Dr Alex Cope, CTO at Opteran

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