Scientists have created robots that can
A research team at the University of Manchester introduced an application for a group of robots: they can release pheromones and thus communicate with insects.
Researchers have attempted to artificially reproduce how insects, such as ants, use pheromones to communicate. Pheromones are chemicals that animals and humans release into the environment: they can cause certain behavior in others. For example, the release of pheromones can provoke mating behavior, warn other animals about a dangerous situation, and also report that someone’s territory is here.
The researchers applied their system of artificial pheromones in a series of experiments in which a group of small robots moved and adapted to various environmental factors. Their results were very promising: the system provided effective communication and caused predictable behavior.
The new robot system can be used in the field of robotics. For example, in the future it could be used to improve communication between individual robots that jointly carry out reconnaissance missions in remote geographical areas, in difficult or adverse weather conditions.
Researchers have attempted to artificially reproduce how insects, such as ants, use pheromones to communicate. Pheromones are chemicals that animals and humans release into the environment: they can cause certain behavior in others. For example, the release of pheromones can provoke mating behavior, warn other animals about a dangerous situation, and also report that someone’s territory is here.
The researchers applied their system of artificial pheromones in a series of experiments in which a group of small robots moved and adapted to various environmental factors. Their results were very promising: the system provided effective communication and caused predictable behavior.
The new robot system can be used in the field of robotics. For example, in the future it could be used to improve communication between individual robots that jointly carry out reconnaissance missions in remote geographical areas, in difficult or adverse weather conditions.
