7/02/2009 PERMALINK 
Rat-bot uses whiskers to navigate any environment 
Engineers at the
Bristol Robotics Laboratory are at it again. Their latest fascinating bot designed, called Scratchbot, is really more of a rat-bot, since like rats, it uses whiskers to navigate through a complex environment.
To watch this bot in action click here, or to see a
gallery of all of BRL's amazing bot creation, click here.