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Robots small enough to operate in swarms are nothing new, but BOBbot is bigger than most and has a secret in its body -magnets. BOBbot stands for « behaving orgainizing buzzing bots », but why let an acronym ruin a good name. Previous robot swarms have been based on much simpler robots. BOBbot is bigger and more sophisticated. Each is 3D printed and has a vibrating brush which moves it. It is light-sensitive and has two magenets inside its case. The thrust of the research so far seems to be about testing out the equations of self-organizing particle systems, but they also show how simple algorithms can be used to co-operatively move objects larger than themselves: I’ve been watching developments in swarm robotics for some time and to be honest I’ve been a little disillusioned by the progress.
