Robot Swarm Shifts Heavy Objects

holy_calamity writes "A swarm of robots has been demonstrated that can get together to transport an object too heavy for a single bot. Each robot is loaded with the same simple set of behaviors but more complex intelligence emerges from a group interacting. Two videos show the robots in action, and using a more complex behavior necessary when they're set to short sighted mode and can't see the target location from the starting point."

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Re:Wasting time w/Humanoids?

[Atmchicago]

A few misconceptions to clear up:

1. The robots are not bipedal
2. The scientists are from Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland