Using Insect Electroantennogram Sensors on Autonomous Robots for Olfactory SearchesDominique Martinez 1, Lotfi Arhidi 1, Elodie Demondion 2, Jean-Baptiste Masson 3, Philippe Lucas 2
1UMR 7503, Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), 2UMR 1392 iEES-Paris, Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris, 3Physics
of Biological Systems, Institut Pasteur
We describe a protocol for using insect antennae in the form of electroantennograms (EAGs) on autonomous robots. Our experimental design allows stable recordings within a day and resolves individual odor patches up to 10 Hz. The efficiency of EAG sensors for olfactory searches is demonstrated in driving a robot toward an odor source.
