Reverse Engineering Ants for Robotics

New research is emerging out of a project where Ohio State University used our software to reconstruct the anatomy of an ant neck. In this project, micro-CT scans of an ant neck were reconstructed using Simpleware software and exported as a mesh for analysis in Abaqus.

Simulations in Abaqus identified where stress concentrations tend to take place for ants' necks, providing insight into how they are able to support large weights. This research has created the potential for developing micro-robots capable of handling similar loads, as well as other ant-inspired designs for space engineering.

More details on the original study can be found here: www.simpleware.com/industries/natural-sciences/case-study-reverse-engine...

The latest developments in this research is available here: www.pddnet.com/news/2014/02/reverse-engineering-ants-robotics