The fly eye is a complex system. But the neurons that actually process what the fly sees are not very complicated, and there are only a few of them. Now, scientists are copying the mechanism to use in flying robots for vision.
The minor problem: They don't know how the fly eye works. The simple components create a complex feedback system, and therefore no one knows how to improve the eye of the fly. But that may not even be possible.
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http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/fly-eyes/
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