Just like bees, the individual robots in this simulation have no master plan. Simply by responding to local cues, they are able to construct honeycomb-like structures. The method could presage a new ...

When it comes to teamwork, we could all learn something from ants. These relatively simple, small-brained animals are famous ...

Researchers at Harvard have developed a fleet of "RAnts" that mirror the self-organizing genius of ant colonies to build and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tiny robots inspired by insects could soon glide across water, scouting flooded areas, monitoring pollutants, or collecting ...