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An international research collaboration involving the University of Sheffield has developed new tracking technology which uses computer vision to track individual desert ants over their entire foraging lives. The tool documents an ant’s journey from when it first leaves its nest until it finds a food site and returns to its colony. The data gathered has revealed that the ants learn incredibly quickly, memorising their homeward paths after just one successful trip. The new software works across animal types and is already being adopted by numerous international research groups. This technology could inspire a new generation of bioinspired robots.
