Compared to vision, active tactile sensing enables animals to perform unambiguous object localisation, segmentation and shape recognition. In this project we develop a bio-inspired CPG-based control model of the stick insect antenna. Using both simulated and robotic antennae we study how antennal movement strategies are integrated with sensory information such as antennal vibration to localise objects effectively in 3D space. Picture: Model of a bio-inspired antenna.