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Title Meet the trained jumping spider Media name/outlet The Hindu Media type Web Country/Territory India Date 10/05/18 Description Scientists have trained this spider to jump on demand, unlocking the secrets of how some predatory species catch their prey while hunting.
Scientists have successfully trained a spider to jump different distances and heights for the first time, unlocking the secrets of how some predatory species catch their prey while hunting.URL www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/meet-the-trained-jumping-spider/article23830455.ece Persons Mostafa Nabawy Title Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand Media name/outlet Evening Standard Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 9/05/18 Description Researchers taught the spider, nicknamed Kim, to jump to different heights and distances.
The study is part of research by the University of Manchester aimed at creating a new class of micro-robots that will be agile enough to jump like acrobatic spiders.URL https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/scientists-have-trained-a-spider-to-jump-on-demand-a3833476.html Persons Mostafa Nabawy Title Robots: Spider taught to JUMP on demand to help engineers design mini robots Media name/outlet The Express Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 9/05/18 Description A SPIDER called Kim has been trained to jump on demand by scientists keen to learn the secrets of her acrobatic ability, it was revealed today. URL https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/956753/spider-robot-jump-scientist Persons william crowther Title British scientists discover secrets of animal movement by training spiders Media name/outlet Xinhua Media type Web Country/Territory China Date 9/05/18 Description LONDON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Scientists at the University of Manchester revealed Tuesday how they have trained a spider to jump on demand to help them discover secrets of animal movement.
The study is the most advanced ever of its kind and first to use 3D CT scanning and high-speed, high-resolution cameras to record, monitor and analyze a spider's movement and behavior. It will also help in the development of future robots.URL www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/09/c_137165097.htm Persons Mostafa Nabawy, william crowther Title Scientists train spider to jump on demand Media name/outlet New York Post Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 9/05/18 Description Spiders often make people jump but a bunch of clever scientists have managed to train one to jump on demand.
Researchers managed to teach the spider – nicknamed Kim – to jump from different heights and distances so they could film the arachnid’s super-springy movements.URL https://nypost.com/2018/05/09/scientists-train-spider-to-jump-on-demand/ Persons Mostafa Nabawy Title How Scientists Taught a Spider to Jump on Demand Media name/outlet National Geographic Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 9/05/18 Description If you’re afraid of spiders, a new study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports might not come as welcome news.
Researchers at the University of Manchester have trained a regal jumping spider named “Kim” to leap on demand. It’s the first time a spider has been successfully trained to jump.URL https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/spiders-jumping-engineering-mechanics-animals-spd/ Persons Mostafa Nabawy Title Spiders trained to jump on demand in major robotic engineering breakthrough Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description A spider called Kim has been trained to jump on demand by scientists keen to learn the secrets of her acrobatic ability.
The circus act study could help engineers design agile mini-robots that are currently beyond human technology.
Kim is a “regal jumping spider”, Phidippus regius, a species famed for its astonishing leaps.URL https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/spider-jump-nanorobots-robots-manchester-regal-jumping-ai-automation-a8340691.html Persons Mostafa Nabawy, william crowther Title Scientists train regal jumping spider called Kim to leap on demand Media name/outlet Sky News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand as part of work to develop agile mini-robots.
The regal jumping spider - named Kim - was trained by a team at the University of Manchester.
Officially named Phidippus regius, the arachnids measure about 2cm long and have a natural ability to jump up to six times their body length.URL https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-train-regal-jumping-spider-called-kim-to-leap-on-demand-11363747 Persons Mostafa Nabawy Title Scientists train spider to jump on command Media name/outlet The Washingtom Post Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 8/05/18 Description Scientists at the University of Manchester trained spiders to leap on demand to better understand how they catch their prey. URL https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/scientists-train-spider-to-jump-on-command/2018/05/08/125306e8-52a6-11e8-a6d4-ca1d035642ce_video.html?utm_term=.39072505588c Persons Mostafa Nabawy Title Scientists train spider to jump on demand Media name/outlet ITV News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description A spider called Kim has been trained to jump on demand by scientists keen to learn the secrets of her acrobatic ability.
The circus act study could help engineers design agile mini-robots that are currently beyond human technology.
Kim is a “regal jumping spider”, Phidippus regius, a species famed for its astonishing leaps.URL https://www.itv.com/news/2018-05-08/jump-spider-trained-to-take-a-leap-forward-for-science/ Persons Mostafa Nabawy, william crowther Title Spider is trained to JUMP on demand in a bid to unlock the secrets behind how arachnids use impressive acrobatics to hunt their prey Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand in a bid to unlock the secrets behind how the arachnids hunt.
The female spider, nicknamed 'Kim', was taught to leap different heights and distances by researchers who placed her a short hop from her nest and waited until she jumped home.
By recording her acrobatics with high-speed cameras researchers learned that the species uses different jumping strategies depending on the challenge ahead.
The team hope to use their findings to create a new class of micro-robots that jump like agile spiders.URL www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5688065/Scientists-train-spider-jump-demand-unlock-arachnids-hunting-secrets.html Persons william crowther, Mostafa Nabawy Title Spider taught to jump on command in bid to create army of pest-fighting robots Media name/outlet The Telegraph Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description Spiders are notorious for making people jump.
But now scientists at the University of Manchester have turned the tables, training a jumping spider to leap between platforms on command so they could film its super-springy take-off and flight.
It wasn’t easy. Several of the early spiders simply wandered away from the platforms, while others sat stubbornly still, baffled by the task of bounding on cue.URL https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/05/08/spider-taught-jump-command-bid-create-army-pest-fighting-robots/ Persons Mostafa Nabawy, william crowther Title WATCH THIS EXTRAORDINARY FOOTAGE OF A JUMPING SPIDER, WHICH WILL HELP US DEVELOP TINY LEAPING ROBOTS Media name/outlet Newsweek Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 8/05/18 Description From a standing start, humans can jump around 1.5 times their own body length. But this pales in comparison to the abilities of the regal jumping spider.
Otherwise known as Phidippus regius, the tiny arachnid is capable of jumping six times its own body length without so much as a run-up.URL www.newsweek.com/watch-extraordinary-footage-jumping-spider-which-will-help-us-develop-tiny-914776 Persons Mostafa Nabawy, william crowther Title Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand Media name/outlet The Metro Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description A spider has been trained to jump on demand by scientists. Kim is a Phidippus regius, also known as a regal jumping spider, who can jump six times her own body length. URL metro.co.uk/2018/05/08/scientists-have-trained-a-spider-to-jump-on-demand-7530462/ Persons Mostafa Nabawy, william crowther Title A spider has been trained to JUMP on command - but it's for a good reason, honestly Media name/outlet Manchester Evening News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description If you’re scared of spiders you might want to look away now.
Scientists at the University of Manchester have trained a regal jumping spider - named Kim - to leap on command for the very first time.URL https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/spider-been-trained-jump-command-14631772 Persons Mostafa Nabawy Title How a spider jumps on its prey - science has the answer Media name/outlet BBC News Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/05/18 Description Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand.
The diminutive arachnid, which they nicknamed Kim, can leap six times her body length from a standing start.
Humans only manage about 1.5 body lengths.
Unlocking the secrets of her extraordinary leaps could help build a new generation of robots inspired by nature, say University of Manchester researchers.
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