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We describe recent biologically-inspired mapping research incorporating brain-based multi-sensor fusion and calibration processes and a new multi-scale, homogeneous mapping framework. We also review the interdisciplinary approach to the development of the RatSLAM robot mapping and navigation system over the past decade and discuss the insights gained from combining pragmatic modelling of biological processes with attempts to close the loop back to biology. Our aim is to encourage the pursuit of truly interdisciplinary approaches to robotics research by providing successful case studies.
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This work was supported by an Australian Research Council Discovery Project DP120102775 and Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship to MM, and an ARC & NHMRC Thinking Systems grant TS0669699 to GW.
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Milford, M., Jacobson, A., Chen, Z., Wyeth, G. (2016). RatSLAM: Using Models of Rodent Hippocampus for Robot Navigation and Beyond. In: Inaba, M., Corke, P. (eds) Robotics Research. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 114. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28872-7_27
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