Robot swarms could help colonize Mars

CAD-Design of the I-SWARM robot platform Image: I-SWARM

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Hundreds of micro-robots will work together to carry out repairs inside machinery, explore deep-sea environments, and even colonize Mars according to predictions from the EU-funded I-SWARM project, which is developing centimeter-scale autonomous robots that co-operate like a colony of ants and therefore can compensate for the failure of individual members.

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