By Chris Edwards
Communications of the ACM, August 2018, Vol. 61 No. 8, Pages 14-16. 10.1145/3231168

Mammalian research has underpinned the key models used in robot development. Analogs of neural networks found in the rat’s brain underpin the most widespread model for biologically inspired navigation.

Some comments about previous relevant outstanding work on  brain inspired robot navigation are published in recent communications of the ACM. 

For further info, please read the report at ACM site. 

Further more relevant info on IEEE Spectrum Special report : Can we copy the brain? – Navigate like a rat. Volume: 54, Issue: 6, June 2017. Page(s): 58 – 63.  Video (Watch This Robot Navigate Like a Rat )  and report (Why Rat-Brained Robots Are So Good at Navigating Unfamiliar Terrain).  (Chinese Version)

MIT Technology Review : A Robot Finds Its Way Using Artificial “GPS” Brain Cells.  October 19, 2015.