BIOmimetic Technology for vibrissal ACtive Touch

BIOTACT will develop novel biomimetic computational methods and technologies for active touch sensing. The project is inspired by the functionality, morphology, and neural processing architectures of biological sensory systems that use tactile hairs known as whiskers or vibrissae. It will focus on two animals that are tactile specialists- the Norwegian rat and the Etruscan shrew.

Short name and number: 
BIOTACT (215910)
Name of US Partner: 
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Contact: 

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD

Participating Countries: 
Switzerland
Area: 

Information and communication technologies

Category: 

FP7 Project with U.S. partner