Just like bees, the individual robots in this simulation have no master plan. Simply by responding to local cues, they are able to construct honeycomb-like structures. The method could presage a new ...

Scientists built small ant inspired robots that work together using light signals. These robots can build or dig by following ...

For decades, futurists have promised that robots will transform society, yet that still feels like a distant prospect. In this episode, recorded live at the “Web Summit” technology conference in ...

Ants do not need a foreman to raise a city. Working with little more than local cues, they excavate tunnels, pile up soil, ...