Motor-driven Artificial Antennae (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Motor-driven Artificial Antennae

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Motorized tactile stimulation system shows the power supply (right), controller (center) and 20 Petri dishes mounted on a stepper motor. Inset shows an isolated female cockroach in a Petri dish with a duck feather mounted on the rotating motor shaft.

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Adrienn Uzsak

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