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8-milligram marvel: Ant-inspired robot responds to heat, humidity and magnetism
A separate silicone rubber layer, embedded with neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) magnetic particles, is bonded to the PI-PAA film. This “triple-layer sandwich” provides a powerful trifecta of responses: ...
One ant is not very smart, but put a bunch of them together and they can achieve some remarkable things. Inspired by this emergent cooperative behavior, Harvard researchers have built robots that can ...
Researchers took inspiration from ants to design a team of relatively simple robots that can work collectively to perform complex tasks using only a few basic parameters. Individual ants are ...
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Ant swarm simulation unlocks possibilities in materials engineering, robot navigation and traffic control
Think twice about eliminating those pesky ants at your next family picnic. Their behavior may hold the key to reinventing how ...
Studying army ants for a living comes with certain occupational hazards. "They're very aggressive," says Isabella Muratore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. "They have venom, so they will ...
Army ants use their bodies to build bridges. Robots could soon take a cue from the tiny insect’s ability to collaborate. By Andrew Paul Published Nov 22, 2023 1:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily ...
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