The Future of Swarm Robotics

Create the Future: An Engineering Podcast by Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering

Sep 19, 202424:36Technology

How might flocks of birds, nests of ants, and swarms of bees influence the future behaviour and self-organisation of robots? Welcome to the world of swarm engineering, where sci-fi meets bio-mimicry. George Imafidon host...

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