Demonstrations of Kilobot collective behaivors on up to 29 robots

[SuperJameslw]

I have stood on the edge of the abyss and what i seen was infinity for mankind. We shall never perish. All hail!!!!

[HelenaHachechan]

Ooohmg they sooo cute D:::::::::

[dantistus]

@xero993 Thanks for your reply. I was thinking a lot about swarm design, and I have come to the conclusion that to operate efficiently a swarm would necessarily need an 'overlord'.

[dantistus]

In the first simulation, why do most of the kilobots just stand?

[xero993]

@dantistus They're acting as markers to show the foraging robots where to go (as the swarm gets further and further, some stop and become a marker. As the swarm moves further and further, more markers are made. This is so that if a forager finds the food, it's always in communications distance with a marker robot, allowing it to move around the marker, to the next marker, to the next, back to the host robot. The system could likely be better optimised to allow more foragers and less markers tho.

[tafkan]

Only a few actually forage for food while the rest just stand there and get in the way. Just like in real life.

[marton891]

This is how skynet started...

[SoreThumbSociety]

What's the final objective here, besides the inevitable, future conflict with humanity? Just curious..

[AshlyMEX]

@SoreThumbSociety I think the goal is to stablish the foundations for advanced robotics (in this case collective behaviors) and get those concepts ready to be applied in the industry, scientific explorations (like mars, the sea, forests) or the military. Or even somethign as ordinary as aircrafts trying to land and/or avoiding crashes

[justincantafio]

nerds

[chriskomlos]

aren't they just adorable?

[ramiz1116]

i dont think these mini bots a.k.a kilobots are intelligent. it seems that they are being controlled by a piece if software with "if" statements ( if you do programming you should know what "If" statement's are) .I personally don't think that we can achieve independent self controlled, A.I (artificial intelligence) without the power of quantum computing processors. Dr Michio Kaku believes that we are a decade away from achieving quantum computing. what do you guys think, would love to know

[S0up3rD0up3r]

@InsaneBurrito45 we already have killbots. It's called the military.

[photographicleigh]

Cool! Now how do I get one!?

[TNRDrummer94]

but the question is... Will It Blend?

[delatroy]

This technology would be really useful for exploring planets. Drop like 500,000 of these and let them explore and collect data independently. Cheap and reliable.

[CookieMonzta1995]

@delatroy Hell I guess that's how most planets would be explored, built and maintained in the future.

[johnclavis]

Kilobots kick ass!

[D5932]

are they aware of directions ?

[oilbenzene]

it likes spam

[kamathln]

Basic fungible computing

[Hetdegon]

They are adorable, I'd love to get a few and get to live on my desk. More blinking lights than Vegas.

[jimmywhoaaw]

Just imagine Starcraft with Kilobots

[EastStandManc]

The lights! The pretty lights!

/ pew pew /

*target eliminated*

[mindstormsabrewin]

We're doomed.

[Damstraight68]

I have the highest rated comment =D

[MRevolution44]

chain reaction

[anadus7]

This is interesting. But I would have liked it better if u clarified with the viewers the purpose of this experiment.

[labanx]

So clever.

[frankenriquez]

I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.

[wolfhomme]

What's the purpose?

[ShadowR27]

Amazing. :D

[gomesbascoy]

awesome! :D

[FoxKnightJ07]

Beautiful.

[RyderDonahue]

I wanna see if I can program a better path finding algorithm for these awesome little guys!

[BadVoidShip]

This is cool, but I do wonder if there is any real need to build the robots physically when they are so simple. They could simulate hundreds of thousands on a computer.

[RyderDonahue]

@BadVoidShip thats exactly the conclusion I came to. I was thinking, wow it would be awesome to buy a handful and have fun with them, then I thought, wait I could just simulate better versions of these in Flash

LOL

[andrespereyda]

@tizocalamillla they're

[andrespereyda]

that sync was cool at the end. reminded me of a reticulum of brain cells

[thundabolt]

they look and act like ants

[tormentalous18]

Cool!

[PacoBell]

I want to see this with RF for hundreds of micro-quadrotors! The dispersal mode would especially be a joy to behold.

[ExertionDiver]

They are just so cute...

[pablomarquesuk]

I for one welcome our new swarm of overlord nanobots

[bloodaid]

I want to see more!