The insects are proving to be an invaluable source of ideas for a researcher who hopes that the robots can perform the same types of collective tasks that make the ants and bees.
 
 Dr. Zhang Hong, a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alberta, and his team, working in the Multi-Robot Systems (MRS by its acronym in Spanish). An MRS is a group of robots smaller than a can of paint. They move as independent units but are programmed for collective decision-making and to develop tasks that involve construction work in teams. Continue reading →