Although the chameleon is the same as other reptiles in that it is cold-blooded and it lays eggs, it is also part of a special group of reptiles called lizards. Top These are the chameleon's nostrils, or nose. Where the robot chameleon's minicomputer is, is a real chameleon's brain. The chameleon's tongue is built out of a muscular tube wrapped around a long, thin, tapering bone that lies on the floor of the animal's mouth. When the tongue musceles are triggered to fire, they squeeze tightly on the bone.
Good aim is achieved because the spring is coiled around a forward-pointing spike.
The spring has a sticky end that allows the chameleon to capture a robot fly. Show me the tongue firing . Back to Top Also known as the Visual Receptors. The robot's two pivoting visual sensors pick up an excellent picture of the world around it. Control fibers from the sensors link back to the minicomputer.