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Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:00PM from the welcoming-various-overlords dept.

PacoCheezdom writes "Intelligent Life has short summary of a demonstration by MIT professor James McLurkin of his new group-minded robots, which run an operating system called 'Swarm OS'. The robots are able to work together as a group not by communicating with all members of the group at once, but by talking only to their neighbors, and model other similar behaviors performed by bees and ants. "

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Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing this) (Score:5, Funny)

by arsheive ( 609065 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:03PM (#20640885)

I, for one, welcome the new swarming overlords nearest to me, so that they might welcome the rest.

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:2, Funny)

by Spy der Mann ( 805235 ) writes: <spydermann.slash ... m ['mai' in gap]> on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:06PM (#20640931) Homepage Journal

I, for one, welcome the new swarming overlords nearest to me, so that they might welcome the rest.

Gee, thanks! And I, for one, welcome the swarming overlords below my post. (Pass it on, guys! Let's see how large this chain can get! :)

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:2, Funny)

by cuantar ( 897695 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:12PM (#20641003) Homepage

Thank you for the welcome! I, for one, welcome the swarming robotic overlord bits below me. Hopefully we can figure out how to build a petrified, robotic Natalie Portman and cover her in naked robotic grits. (Is this possible, considering we can only talk to our neighbors?)

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:2, Funny)

by llamaxing ( 895844 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:14PM (#20641051) Homepage

I feel a beowulf cluster joke coming on...

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SwarmOS In Real World Business (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:17PM (#20641113)

Robot-1: I heard from Robot-2 that Robot-3 got promoted because she slept with the boss after the Christmas party last year.

Robot-4: I knew something was going on. Robot-3 doesn't even have opposing digits, how can she be qualified for the ball in bucket tests?

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Awesome.... (Score:3, Funny)

by that IT girl ( 864406 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:18PM (#20641135) Journal

With all the advancements and buzz about smarter-than-man AI, and now they're excited about robots as smart as BEES AND ANTS.

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Re:wha? (Score:2, Funny)

by Xybre ( 527810 ) writes: <fantm_mage@yahoo.com> on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:20PM (#20641175) Homepage

Simulated robotic orgies.

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Resistance is futile... (Score:5, Funny)

by fahrbot-bot ( 874524 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:27PM (#20641339)

"Intelligent Life has short summary of a demonstration by MIT professor James McLurkin of his new group-minded robots, which run an operating system called 'Swarm OS'.
Professor James McLurkin now goes by the designation "1 of 12".

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SlashSwarm (Score:3, Funny)

by UltraAyla ( 828879 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:28PM (#20641351) Homepage

I for one welcome the new swarming overlords nearest...oh - I've just received word from the swarm that someone already posted this. Ok how about:

In Soviet Russia, bots swarm...oh - that too? Ok, how about just a simple "Profit?"

I think this swarm thing will take some getting used to

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Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:40PM (#20641513)

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:3, Funny)

by Spokehedz ( 599285 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:41PM (#20641545)

I, for one, welcome the swarming robotic overlord bits below me as well.

Mmm... Grits...

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @03:55PM (#20641793)

Imagine a Beow... wait a second...

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Wow! (Score:2, Funny)

by Bobb Sledd ( 307434 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @04:20PM (#20642227) Homepage

Can you imagine a bee or wolf cluster of these?

I'll be here all week.

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:3, Funny)

by Matteo522 ( 996602 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @04:42PM (#20642579)

I'm sitting idly waiting for my parent post to welcome me so that I can pass it on to my children posts.

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Another sign human behavior is different (Score:3, Funny)

by mveloso ( 325617 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @04:44PM (#20642605)

How are humans and bees/ants/swarms different?

When you put lots of humans together, they get dumber.

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:2, Funny)

by Clanked ( 1156473 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @04:55PM (#20642771)

My neighbors don't like me. :( There goes my view of the world.

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Re:wha? (Score:5, Funny)

by Hatta ( 162192 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @05:55PM (#20643717) Journal

I know I already replied, but I was just reminded of a quote. I forget whether it was Babbage or von Neumann or whoever, but he had just finished giving a talk about the computer. During the question and answer period a woman raises her hand to ask, "That's all very nice, but of what use is it?" To which he replies, "Madame, of what use is a newborn child?"

I'd be glad if someone could tell me who said this or if it's apocryphal or whatever. I looked on google a bit with no luck.

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Re:Article Text (Score:2, Funny)

by Megatog615 ( 1019306 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @08:18PM (#20645537)

"Some are complaining that they can't get to the server..."
They must not be close enough.

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Re:Obligatory (I still can't believe I'm doing thi (Score:3, Funny)

by zippthorne ( 748122 ) writes: on Monday September 17, 2007 @11:30PM (#20647101) Journal

Would you say that you "Live for the Swarm?"

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