In humans, social complexity usually involves clear governance hierarchies, with leaders and middle managers directing our activities. But ants don’t work that way.
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Inspired by the behaviour of flocks of birds, swarm intelligence is being used in drones to tackle the growing threat of wildfires.
Ants outnumber humans by an almost unimaginable margin. There’s probably one near you right now.
The idea of swarm robots has been around for some time but researchers are now looking more closely at nature for robot design inspiration.
They’re the soil-builders that allow Africa’s arid savannas to be lush grasslands. What do they do inside their huge mounds – and how does a collective mind allow them to do it?
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Associate Professor in Entomology, University of Sydney
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Professor of Environmental and Forest Biology, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow, University of Bristol
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Senior Research Associate, School of Engineering Mathematics and Technology, University of Bristol