A group of American neuroscientists and experts working in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) have developed the most advanced digital model of the fruit fly to date. The study was published on: Web site Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
In the new study, the authors decided to improve the anatomy, biomechanics, physics and behavior of the fly model to create a more realistic simulation of an insect capable of performing multiple actions.
The virtual insect mimics the movements of a real fly, including flight and movement on the ground, with high accuracy and reliability.
“You take data about real flies — how real flies fly and how real flies walk — and you train a network to mimic those movements, and then we let that network that we trained control the fly and tell it how to move,” the machine said. Roman Waxenburg, learning expert who participated in the project.
Realistic computer models of flies and other creatures help scientists better understand how the nervous system, body, and environment affect a creature’s body and behavior. While researchers have been studying these questions with real animals in the laboratory for decades, virtual simulations allow them to analyze the effects of factors such as the forces applied to the body during flight.
Next, the team hopes to create a more authentic fly model by incorporating other parts of the fly’s anatomy, such as muscles and tendons, as well as a realistic sensory system.
engineers before was created A camera that simulates the vision of animals and insects.