Orbiting Tomorrow

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Silicon Swarm: Insects Inspire Self-Organizing Robots

Inspired by the behavior of termites, a team of engineers at Harvard have developed small robots that operate without central control. Simple algorithms allow the robots to communicate, assign tasks, … Continue reading

February 19, 2014 · Leave a comment