Low-cost autonomous robots replicate swarming behavior

It may sound a touch like the plot of a horror movie, but tiny robotic swarms have been unleashed – albeit in the controlled environment of a scientific lab. The development comes courtesy of computer scientists at the University of Lincoln, who, with help from researchers at Tsinghua University in China, have created Colias, a low-cost autonomous micro-robot that in large numbers replicates the behavior of swarming honeybees... Continue Reading Low-cost autonomous robots replicate swarming behavior



Section: Robotics



Tags: Autonomous, Bees, Robots, Swarm Robotics, University of Lincoln



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