Showing posts with label kilobot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kilobot. Show all posts

Friday, August 29, 2014

A herding robot? Get the flock out of here. . .

 Now they can swarm _and_ herd.

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A herding robot? Get the flock out of here. . .

The New Zealand Herald
Aug 28 2014

Anyone who has seen a sheepdog round up a flock will have been impressed by the skill and ingenuity of the border collie. Now scientists have said that the dogs' technique could be mimicked by robots for uses far beyond the farmer's field — from moving......read more...

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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Scientists teaching robots how to work together

Swarms & their capabilities expand.

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Scientists teaching robots how to work together
By Amina Khan
The Buffalo News
Aug 17 2014

LOS aNGeLeS – Here comes the swarm. Scientists at Harvard University have created the first 1,000-strong swarm of robots that can assemble themselves into different shapes upon command. Using 1,024 three-legged robots roughly the size of a pingpong...
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