They have developed and tested an algorithm for a decentralized swarm of robots which lets them reliably, safely, and efficiently converge to form a predetermined shape in under a minute.

The next experiment from Rice University's Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. Researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based upon data ...

Ant colonies are the ultimate example of swarm behavior, which has led to the development of swarm robotics. Inspired by how ants work seamlessly to achieve a common goal, swarm robotics allows ...

The next experiment from Rice University's Multi-Robot Systems Laboratory (MRSL) could happen on your desktop. MRSL researchers are refining their control algorithms for robotic swarms based upon ...

A team has created new algorithms that aim to strike a balance between the two extremes, allowing robots to move in a swarm safely and efficiently.

Engineers are constnatly tweaking the swarm's algorithm to make it smarter.

“A smart contract platform enabled a robot swarm to detect inconsistencies in robots’ behaviors—some of the robots were Byzantine [or adversarial]—demonstrating how blockchain technology could add a ...

Proving that particles in a theoretical world can run a simple algorithm and achieve specific swarm behaviors is one thing. Actually implementing the algorithm in cheap, faulty, real-life ...

Swarms of drones flying in terrifyingly perfect formation could be one step closer, thanks to a control algorithm being developed at MIT.