Like their natural role models, the BionicANTs work together according to clear rules. The small robots communicate with each other and coordinate their actions and movements with each other. The artificial ants thus demonstrate how autonomous individual components can solve a complex task together by working as an overall networked system.
In an abstract manner, this cooperative behaviour provides interesting approaches for the factory of tomorrow. Future production systems will be founded on intelligent components that adjust themselves flexibly to different production scenarios and thus take on tasks from a higher control level.
What do ants and Industry 4.0 have in common? And what challenges did our engineers face when it came to developing these intricate, cutting-edge technologies? Take a look behind the scenes and dive into the world of the Bionic Learning Network.