Institut d'Ecologie et des Sciences de l'Environnement de Paris 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience Using Insect Electroantennogram Sensors on Autonomous Robots for Olfactory Searches Dominique Martinez1, Lotfi Arhidi1, Elodie Demondion2, Jean-Baptiste Masson3, Philippe Lucas2 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.
