Robots to nanoparticles: Engineering swarms to fix global problems
Sabine Hauert |
TEDxExeterSalon
• October 2017
Ever looked at a flock of birds and wondered how they fly in formation? Sabine Hauert studies swarm behaviours in the natural world and uses that knowledge to engineer robots to act in similar ways. Here she explains how armies of tiny robots could be used in applications ranging from cancer treatment to tackling pollution and coordinating disaster relief efforts.
Sabine is Assistant Professor in Robotics at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on engineering swarms across scales, from trillions of nanoparticles for cancer treatment to thousands of robots. She is also president and co-founder of Robohub.org, a non-profit dedicated to connecting the robotics community to the world.
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