A new Viewpoint discusses how onboard foundation models could revolutionize robot swarms by making them more adaptable and enhancing communication during real-world applications. @volkerstrob @IRIDIA_ULB Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4cRlHgi

I can help you but not for free! In our latest @IRIDIA_ULB study in @SciReports we show how we can incentivise cooperation in swarms of self-interested robots🤖 through a blockchain-based market where robots buy and sell information💸 Paper: nature.com/articles/s41598-0… Thread 🧵👇

Blockchain token economy secures #SwarmRobots techhq.com/2023/06/swarm-rob… #fintech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning #robotics #blockchain @JT_bluebird1 @techhq @pierrepinna @ipfconline1 @HeinzVHoenen @WhiteheartVic @Fabriziobustama @darioandriani @RoboSrgryInvest

📄 Hot off the press! Robot #swarms maintain #blockchain networks and a blockchain-based token economy to neutralize the destructive actions of #Byzantine robots. 💰🤖🤖🤖🤖 🔒👾👾 A recent work in @SciRobotics by @volkerstrob, A. Pacheco, and @MarcoDorigo_ULB.

Congratulations to Volker Strobel (@Pold1987) who just defended his PhD thesis "Blockchain-based Smart Contracts for the Secure Coordination of Robot Swarms". Great job Dr. Strobel!

*now online* the editorial completes our Research Topic "Designing Self-Organization in the Physical Realm" Please have a look at the 12 articles editorial! #selfOrganization #robotics #swarm #ants #evolution doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2020.5…

Thank you to everyone of ANTS 2020: Authors, presenters, reviewers, keynotes, session chairs, & organizers! It was an exciting 3 days, and great to see many at the closing ceremony. Cheers, see you next time! @MarcoDorigo_ULB @chris_c_blum @SwarmDynamics @mktheinrich @Pold1987

2nd Robotics session, chaired by @Pold1987! "On the Effects of Minimally Invasive Collision Avoidance on an Emergent Behavior" C. Taylor, A. Siebold, C. Nowzari Collision avoidance is often assumed to be an add-on, but can cause unexpected interference link.springer.com/chapter/10…

"A Blockchain-Controlled Physical Robot Swarm Communicating via an Ad-Hoc Network" A. Pacheco, @Pold1987, @MarcoDorigo_ULB Proves blockchain is feasible and warranted in real robot swarms, & a blockchain security layer neutralizes faulty/malicious robots link.springer.com/chapter/10…

We're on a coffee break - all attendees can join the GatherTown room Thanks to all the organizers @MarcoDorigo_ULB, Thomas Stützle, Maria J. Blesa, @chris_c_blum, @SwarmDynamics, @mktheinrich, @Pold1987 for a smooth online conference so far! Proceedings: link.springer.com/book/10.10…

ANTS 2020 @ants_conf is coming soon (October 26–28)! The conference will take place ONLINE. Conference program and participant instructions now available at iiia.csic.es/ants2020/#confe… Looking forward to all the great talks! #ANTS2020 #swarmintelligence #robotics #optimization