Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Robot Holocaust III-The Insect Alliance

This can't be good:
Robots Learn Navigation Trick from Ants

Imagine while walking to the grocery, every few streets you have to go back home to reset your navigation system in order to avoid getting lost.

That's what ants have to do. Now and then they must visit their nest to avoid losing their way on foraging trips. Now scientists are using this understanding to make better robots.
I guess our inevitable robot overlords will soon be allying themselves with the insect world to help enslave humanity. Sad, really.

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