# Hacking the Colony

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Podcast: [Data Skeptic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/data-skeptic)
Published: 2024-08-08T15:13:00+00:00
Episode link: https://dataskeptic.com/blog/episodes/2024/hacking-the-colony
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## Resource

Today, Ashay Aswale and Tony Lopez shared their work on swarm robotics and what they have learned from ants. Robotic swarms must solve the same problems that eusocial insects do. What if your pheromone trail goes cold? What if you're getting bad information from a bad-actor within the swarm? Answering these questions can help tackle serious robotic challenges. For example, a swarm of robots can lose a few members to accidents and malfunctions, but a large robot cannot. Additionally, a swarm could be host to many castes like an ant colony. Specialization with redundancy built in seems like a win-win! Tune in and hear more about this fascinating topic.

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