NPR : Robots Infiltrate, Influence Cockroach Groups
November 19th, 2007
NPR : Robots Infiltrate, Influence Cockroach Groups
When they put these robots in with the living roaches, they all began to interact. Before long, the robots and cockroaches were huddled together under the same roof. “The robots and the cockroaches behave as a group,” Halloy said.
So then the scientists decided to reprogram the robots and change one of their rules. “We change their preference for darkness,” Halloy said. “We make the robots prefer lighter places than darker ones.”
