3D lithography enable ultrathin flat compound eye for moving object imaging

•A new concept has been proposed for designing miniaturized artificial compound eyes.•3D lithography technology based on 4096-order electrically modulated laser for manufacturing more precise and complex ultrathin flat compound eye.•An ultrathin flat compound eye with a volume one order of magnitude lower than traditional artificial compound eyes can be directly integrated with planar photoelectric sensor.•Fast imaging of moving objects achieved through ultrathin flat compound eye.