Demonstrations of Kilobot collective behaivors on up to 29 robots

The following video shows a Kilobot collective of up to 29 robot demonstrating some popular collective behaviors such as follow-the-leader and foraging.

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[frankenriquez]

I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.

[TNRDrummer94]

but the question is... Will It Blend?

[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'.

[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.

[dantistus]

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

[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

[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..

[justincantafio]

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