Swarming robots that can act in concert and mimic the behavior of bees net a 30-year-old doctoral candidate in computer science the annual Lemelson-MIT Student Prize. Michael Kanellos is editor at ...

The collective intelligence found in nature is a wonder of efficiency and coordination. Birds flock to forage. Fish school as ...

Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...

Swarm Intelligence, inspired by collective behaviors in nature, is now being applied to robotics, enabling multiple humanoid robots to collaborate seamlessly on complex tasks. UBTech's Walker S1 ...

Think twice about eliminating those pesky ants at your next family picnic. Their behavior may hold the key to reinventing how ...

Ever wonder if cockroaches can be used to conduct spy operations? Well, such a science-fiction concept is seen turning into reality with efforts from a German company. The Kassel-headquartered ...

If science fiction has taught us anything, it’s that robots are to be feared. Some stories forecast an uprising. Others talk about mass unemployment. But that’s the stuff of imagination. The latest in ...

The prestigious, single-track conference in the field of robotics takes place every two years and has a paper acceptance rate of around 30%. The Best Paper Award is given based on both the live ...