To test the insects, the research team scent-trained 3D-printed plastic objects using cat food and released the ants into intricate, custom-built mazes. By adjusting item weight relative to group size ...

The student-faculty team's presentation highlights how studying biological swarm dynamics may lead to innovations such as self-healing concrete and smarter multi-agent systems. Think twice about ...

Real kilobot tandem pairs beat lone scouts, but simulations reversed the ranking, exposing a reality gap that can rewrite conclusions about bio-inspired foraging strategies.