Aweigh – Open navigation system inspired by insect eyes

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Postgraduate designers from Imperial College and the Royal College of Art (Flora Weil, States Lee, Keren Zhang, Samuel Iliffe) have developed an alternative positioning system based on the polarized vision of insects. Named Aweigh, (adj. (of an anchor) raised just clear of the seabed), this novel navigation method does not rely on company or governmental services and systems and aims to give technological control back to everyday users.

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