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Northwestern University

Bio-inspiration, Neuromechanics, and Neuroscience

We study model animal systems, such as rats, weakly electric knifefish, and zebrafish, to better understand animal neuromechanics and to derive inspiration for robot designs.

Research Topics

Tiktaalik in water eyeing a millipede.

Algorithmic and neural basis of naturalistic decision making

Researcher standing in an underwater robotics laboratory.

Bio-inspired active electrosense and underwater robotics

Black and white view of a larval zebrafish

Neuromechanics of prey capture

Close-up of two researchers modifying a 3D model of a rat's vibrissal array.

Whiskers and the sense of touch

Two researchers engaging with full whisker robot with a 3D vibrissal array.

Whisker-based robots

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