A Pinacate beetle explores the University of Washington campus in Seattle with a tiny camera on its back. (UW Photo / Mark Stone) Here’s what happens when a GoPro goes low — really low, as in insect ...

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After creating tiny sensor backpacks for bees, researchers from the University of Washington have built a more advanced model for beetles. Dubbed “a GoPro for beetles,” the robotic backpacks carry a ...

(CN) — You’ve no doubt heard of a bird’s eye view. A new camera that rides on the back of a beetle may soon let you see the world through a bug’s eye view. Researchers have developed a tiny wireless ...

Every year, companies like GoPro manage to pack more and more functionality into smaller and smaller action cameras that are less obtrusive to wear. But a team of researchers from the University of ...

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Computer scientists and engineers at the University of Washington have created the first wireless, steerable camera that fits on the back of a live beetle and streams video to a smartphone so ...

To get a first-hand look at the daily life of insects, scientists built a tiny camera they can mount on a beetle using a lilliputian backpack. The main challenge the team had to overcome was building ...

Alias: This insect is known as a pinacate beetle, stink beetle, or sometimes it is incorrectly called a stink bug. It can vary in size, but some stink beetles can get as large as 2 inches long. It has ...

A tiny camera for a tiny adventure photographer. (Mark Stone/University of Washington/) Ever wondered what the world would look like if you were a foot taller or shorter than you are right now? Even a ...