Brain storm optimization (BSO) is an evolutionary computation technique inspired by collective human ideation processes, in which candidate solutions are treated as “ideas” that cluster and evolve in ...

From searching disaster zones and responding to chemical spills to monitoring fragile ecosystems, future robot swarms may have to act in places where direct human control is difficult or dangerous. To ...

To test the insects, the research team scent-trained 3D-printed plastic objects using cat food and released the ants into intricate, custom-built mazes. By adjusting item weight relative to group size ...

When we think of intelligence, we often picture individuals—genius minds who stand out as towering beacons of insight. But what if intelligence isn’t just about individual brilliance? What if, instead ...