Robot swarms developed by University of Texas

Researchers from the University of Texas have created “smart swarms” of micro-robots, which are trained to move as one, like schools of fish, swarms of bees or flocks of birds.

The team said this collective behavior makes micro-robots more efficient at performing tasks than if they were moving individually or randomly.

“All these groups, flocks of birds, schools of fish and others, each member of the group has this natural inclination to work in concert with its neighbor,” said Yuebing Zheng, associate professor at the University of Texas. “Together they are smarter, stronger and more efficient than they would be on their own,

“We wanted to learn more about the mechanisms that make this happen and see if we can reproduce it.”

While the team first began testing mico-robot swarms last year, they recently updated the technology to give the robots environmental awareness, meaning they adapt their motion depending on changes in their surroundings.

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