whegs phonotaxis (4.4MB)
This shows the whegs robot doing phonotaxis to cricket song outdoors.
In these trials it got there more often than not. Later trials worked better
(10/10) after tweaking the steering settings a little.
whegs phonotaxis from sides (5.9MB)
Three tracks where the robot has to turn to reach the sound. Shows
two that worked and one that didn't.
whegs phonotaxis closeup (4.9MB)
Some shots from behind the speaker showing the behaviour of the robot
from close up.
whegs phonotaxis in the frost and dark
with tethers...(6.3 MB)
This is during the collection of tether tracking data - in December,
2002, in sub-zero temperatures. By the time everything was working it was
also getting dark so the videos are very poor, but may give you some idea
of how it looked. The tethers slow whegs down somewhat. However it was
very reliable in reaching the sound source.