Swarm robots invade UK conference, lets hope they're all accounted for
By Donald Melanson 
posted Aug 8th 2008 1:12PM
posted Aug 8th 2008 1:12PM
It looks like the Artificial Life XI conference hosted by the University of Southampton was home to a unsettling number of swarm robots this week, including some we've seen and some we haven't. Among the more interesting of the lot are the matchbox-size bots (pictured above) developed by a group of researchers from the host university, which apparently cost just £24 (or $46) each to produce and are able to independently divide up tasks with no central program controlling them. They're even able to redistribute tasks if some of the robots fail or are removed from the area, which the researchers say makes them ideal for use in far-flung locations and, as the BBC's video available at the link below shows, they're also adorable when set to music.
[Thanks, David]
[Thanks, David]
Four words: Evil Robotic Intel Gatherers
An Engadget article about robots without a reference to our inevitable doom and subjugation to them?
SLAP IN THE FACE!
what do you think they were referring to when they said "lets hope they're all accounted for"?
read between the lines, my friend.
Doctor Steel loves you.
I for one... hope the uprising is set to music like that. At least it'll be slightly more relaxed/comical.
It's only a matter of time, now.
Soon, my silicon children, SOON....
Swarming robots "hate" your yellow teeth.
oh noes! that table has already been turned into grey goo!
The end of the video is awesome. It's really neat how they worked together to move the red thing over to the blue thing.
Where are all the honey bees going? I think we all know that answer to that one now my friends.
uh oh... the darkness is coming.
i for one welcome our swarm robot overlords
I "Hate" my Purple Teeth
lol