Grasshopper mice, which lives in the sonoran dessert may feel little or no pain from scorpion venom
But why is it immune to the toxicity of the venom too?
http://www.nature.com/news/rodent-immune-to-scorpion-venom-1.14014
http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-grasshopper-mice-immunity-scorpion-venom-01495.html
Vijay Kumar
University of Pennsulvannia
GRASP General robotics automation, sensing and perception lab
~ swarm robots that fly and cooperate
http://www.ted.com/speakers/vijay_kumar
Katherine kuchenbecker
Haptography
Recording the sense of touch
Miraculin - a chemical that can turn sour into sweet
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculin
