An extremely social robotic fish helps unravel the collective patterns of animal groups

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Sep 15, 2020, 7:00 pm643 ptsHot
The spectacular and complex visual patterns created by animal groups moving together have fascinated humans since the beginning of time. Think of the highly synchronized movements of a flock of starlings, or the circular motion of a school of barracudas. Using state-of-the-art robotics, a research team from the…

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