Why sorting marine fossils led to an advance for autonomous robotics (IMAGE)
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Researchers have demonstrated a technique that geometrically models organic objects and creates photorealistic, three-dimensional (3D) images of those objects. These mathematically precise images can be used to engineer robotic systems capable of identifying and sorting these complex shapes autonomously. The technique was created to improve robotic systems that sort and identify microscopic marine fossils (shown here) used in climate research, but could serve as a blueprint for applications in a range of other fields.
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Sanjana Banerjee, NC State University
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