Contributed talk in Philosophy, Language, Art & Education 2, July 30, 2019, noon in room USB.G.003

Gathering of the Hive: Investigating the clustering behaviour of honeybees through art and swarm robotics

Haakon Haraldsen Roen, Vako Vartkes Varankian, Stefano Nichele, Kristin Bergaust

watch Publication In the Gathering of the Hive project, the societal and ecological implications, as well as technological possibilities of swarm robotics is explored through the lens of Artificial Life Art. These matters are examined through an algorithm inspired by the clustering behaviour of young honeybees applied to a ‘swarm’ of Thymio robots interacting in a physical, changing environment. This work is a part of the ongoing FELT project (Futures of Living Technologies), which explores artificial life systems through art and technology.