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01.01.1970 //In robots they develop the ability "to work in the command".
The international group of scientists from Belgium, Italy and Switzerland under the management by Prof. Marco dorigo (Marco Dorigo) from the Brussels free university demonstrated the "colony" of the robots, capable of accomplishing tasks, following simple rules - similarly how insects they interact in the association. In the experiments, carry ouied by the group of Prof. Dorigo, six cylindrical robots moved heavy object on the floor of room, reports NewScientist. Working autonomously, robots localize object and are collected around it, after which "seize" either directly object itself or another robot hereabout and they begin to move. It is shown on videodemonstratsii, as six robots consecutively the object, illuminated by red light-emitting diodes, on the white target. Another video clip demonstrates, as the large group of robots plans way from the red object k turn blue target. The selection of such a strategy is caused by the fact that none of the robots, possessing the limited viewing angle, cannot outline way from the object to the target independently. Each of the robots, which was called name Swarm- boat, has cylindrical form, and its height composes 19 cm. robots they are supplied shityu kleshnevymi seizures, and for their displacement the combination of caterpillar drive and wheels is used. Each robot is had base computer with software identical for all. Robots can adjust slightly their caterpillar drive so that the entire group could move in the correct direction. Inside each robot there is a detector of thrust, with the aid of which the robot determines the presence of counterforces and correspondingly changes direction of motion. At present Prof. Dorigo develops the more complex association of robots, which will consist of three different specific robots and it will be able to work in the environment of man. Similar studies are conducted also at the university the Alberts - scientists under professor khun's management Chang (Hong Zhang) deal with the development of the so-called "multi- robotized systems" (Multi Robot Systems, MRS).