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ArticleScience advances2025

Seeing through arthropod eyes: An AI-assisted, biomimetic approach for high-resolution, multi-task imaging.

Yan Long, Bo Dai, Chenliang Chang, Neil Upreti, Li Wei, Lulu Zheng, Songlin Zhuang, Tony Jun Huang, Dawei Zhang

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Yan LongEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.ORCID 0009-0008-9749-1358
Bo DaiEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0029-792X
Chenliang ChangEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Neil UpretiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27709, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0751-8174
Li WeiEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2696-9173
Lulu ZhengEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Songlin ZhuangEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.
Tony Jun HuangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC 27709, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1205-3313
Dawei ZhangEngineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0841-7826

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arthropods have intricate compound eyes and optic neuropils, exhibiting exceptional visual capabilities. Combining the strengths of digital imaging with the features of natural arthropod visual systems offers a promising approach to harness wide-angle vision and depth perception while addressing limitations like low resolving power. Here, we present an artificial intelligence-assisted biomimetic system modeled after arthropod vision. We developed a biomimetic compound eye camera with an effective pixel number of 4.3 megapixels capable of producing full-color panoramic images with a viewing angle of 165° and resolving power of 40 micrometers. Using rich visual information, our system achieves high-fidelity image reconstruction, precise 3D position prediction, high-accuracy classification, and pattern recognition through a multistage neural network. Moreover, our compact biomimetic visual system can simultaneously track the 3D motion of multiple miniature targets independently. The proof-of-concept biomimetic arthropod visual system offers a computational panoramic imaging solution, advancing applications in industry, medicine, and robotics.

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ArthropodsArtificial IntelligenceBiomimeticsCompound Eye, ArthropodVision, OcularAnimalsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalNeural Networks, Computer

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PMCPMC12094235

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