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Record 1 1991-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Artificial Intelligence
DEF

a biosensor that tracks chemical activity by imitating certain processes involved in the sense of smell.

OBS

Most intriguing, perhaps, is the use of such biosensors (sensors that sniff) to create industrial robots with a primitive sense of smell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Intelligence artificielle
DEF

"En reconnaissance d'odeurs" détecteur d'activité chimique par simulation des processus impliqués dans l'odorat.

Spanish

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