Scientists are increasingly studying how robot swarms can collectively achieve goals, drawing inspiration from ants that work together to bridge gaps or form rafts to survive floods. The ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Festo, a German automation company, has invented bionic ants as part of its Bionic Learning Network. These robot ants run independently, yet work together to ...

A prototype “hairy gripper” based on the mouths of ants has already been developed and tested with “excellent results”, according to a team from the University of Edinburgh. The research could result ...

European researchers in the I-SWARM project are hard at work developing small, autonomous robots that can work together and communicate to perform different functions. They successfully built two ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK have built a prototype “hairy robotic gripper” that is inspired by the hairs found on ant jaws. Ants are not only excellent nest builders but are ...

Mimicking ants' hairy jaws could make robotic systems much more effective at picking objects up and moving them around. A prototype "hairy robotic gripper" has been developed by the University of ...

The Army Ants qualified for the FIRST Championship after winning the Impact Award at a regional competition in Minneapolis on ...

The research suggests that copying the hairy grips of ants’ mouthparts could improve robots’ ability to pick up and move objects. Traditionally, robot grippers have been made to mimic human hands, but ...

Professor Charlotte Deane, executive chairwoman at EPSRC said: “This innovative robotic gripper, inspired by the remarkable strength and efficiency of ants, is a great example of cutting-edge ...