: a small rapid jerky movement of the eye especially as it jumps from fixation on one point to another (as in reading)
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The new controller also enabled the robot to perform saccade-like motions, fast directional shifts used by insects to stabilize vision.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Dec. 2025
This dual function allows the insect to execute dramatic maneuvers — up to 96-degree turns in 50 milliseconds — while propelling itself at speeds of 120 body lengths per second, a performance comparable to the acrobatic saccades of fruit flies in air.
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John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Instead, anything they’re shown during a 100-millisecond period right before the saccade becomes visible only after the saccade ends.
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Tim Vernimmen,
Discover Magazine,
19 June 2019
Micah Mazurek The team created three games to enhance a child’s ability to control eye movements, including saccades.
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Sarah Deweerdt,
Science | AAAS,
22 June 2018
The eye action allows for natural eye motion, simulating natural eye saccades.
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IEEE Spectrum,
1 Aug. 2012
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Dec. 2025
This dual function allows the insect to execute dramatic maneuvers — up to 96-degree turns in 50 milliseconds — while propelling itself at speeds of 120 body lengths per second, a performance comparable to the acrobatic saccades of fruit flies in air.
—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Instead, anything they’re shown during a 100-millisecond period right before the saccade becomes visible only after the saccade ends.
—
Tim Vernimmen,
Discover Magazine,
19 June 2019
Micah Mazurek The team created three games to enhance a child’s ability to control eye movements, including saccades.
—
Sarah Deweerdt,
Science | AAAS,
22 June 2018
The eye action allows for natural eye motion, simulating natural eye saccades.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Aug. 2012
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“Saccade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccade. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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