| Robots are for every one. Tech TV now host Battle | | | | discover North Korean’s arsenal? Some ants in |
| Bots which is a big hit with viewers and draws crowds | | | | hot desert regions use the direction of the sun, |
| as big as WFB Wrestling. Many of these people get | | | | because the odors are melted into oblivion due to high |
| heavy into the Robot Scene and even occasionally try | | | | heat of the day and perhaps a pattern of light in the |
| to impress Military People. Check out some of these | | | | sky based on the spectrum of the light rays, which is |
| Super Heavy Weight Battle Bots, every type of | | | | used as a good navigation system. The ants stop |
| configuration available. | | | | every so often to look up in the sky and see where |
| [ | | | | they have gone. They can zig zag for hours and then |
| What I find most interesting to these battle bot groups | | | | beeline straight to the nest at will at any time. This type |
| is that they are literally practicing warfare at a | | | | of navigation is very valuable, which can be used by |
| micro-level, using flanking maneuvers, military strategy, | | | | those robots, which will go from LA to Las Vegas and |
| modern day theories, and theories of nature and | | | | collect their million dollar prize. In Minority Report |
| hunting. Why are these groups important? Well for one | | | | remember the Robot Ants, well so do the scientists. |
| we have seen them as we have seen those who | | | | The ants seem to be a pretty excellent species and |
| play computer games such as Mech-Warrior and | | | | well adapted for our various needs in a Mothership |
| others become as smart at tactics as those being | | | | ground based robot form. We can learn much from |
| trained in military history strategy and tactics at West | | | | ants also in their bacteria fighting ability, which |
| point. | | | | neutralizes poisons in animals, insects and plants. Which |
| When we discuss the use of swarms in battle, we | | | | means we could use organic robots and the current |
| often think of animals, bees, wasps, etc. I think of UAV | | | | species can solve the problems of diseases we are |
| swarms and taking this to another level these Battle | | | | now experiencing. |
| Bots also have been messing around with such ideas, | | | | For instance West Nile Virus. We know that certain |
| recreating science fiction movies genres and using | | | | caterpillars make noise vibrations which can be picked |
| some pretty interesting calculations and ideas to justify | | | | up by the ants as a communication system. We can |
| their ideas. We must consider both offense and | | | | use such a vibration to train ants to do what we need |
| defensive ideas on this theme. Now we are already | | | | them to do. Therefore we do not need to create a |
| on the scene with our DARPA to build swarm ability | | | | system of communication, however using mini network |
| UAVs. UAV costs for military operations. | | | | sensors and mini-robots we may be able to it as good |
| AeroVironment WASP and the hobbyist; the | | | | or better than the natures version. We can use these |
| Q-Butterfly. You might want to google both of those | | | | for large uses or small uses, for trucks or for mini-bots. |
| items to learn more. | | | | If we learn the communication system of ants, well |
| Should we use the same defenses we use on insect | | | | then we do not need weapons for our enemies, |
| swarms for possible defense on UAV swarms? Well | | | | because we can have the ants take care of our |
| here are some of the things we do to prevent | | | | needs. Even though they not in possession of a large |
| swarms in insects: Killing of Q-Fly and uses of DDT | | | | brain, they work as network computer grid. By using |
| can give us insight as to the level of problem West Nile | | | | these types of systems and communicating strategies |
| really is, to eradicate it completely is a huge issue. | | | | we can prevent, create a defense and create an |
| [ | | | | offense strategy in robots and AUVs. |
| [ | | | | Now Ants work in a NetCentric Warfare strategy, |
| We have had some success with the Mediterranean | | | | they work in teams and the teams are separate from |
| fruit fly. Here are some of the ground robots created | | | | the whole in a way yet controlled by the central |
| for Battle Bot RoboWars. | | | | control before and after each mission. It is an anarchy |
| [ | | | | of teams. Let me put it this way. It runs like the FED |
| There are hundreds of people thinking about these | | | | EX model and theories of Fred Smith explained in his |
| things day and night all with ideas and trying to better | | | | book; The World on Time. You should read the book, |
| each others efforts and this competition is helping the | | | | especially you should go to the midnight Memphis Sort. |
| speed of evolution of this technology. | | | | Air Cargo usually uses this method, which he created. |
| If you study African Fire ants working together when | | | | Each set of ants goes out and scours the area and |
| attacking a larger prey. If you think about it there are | | | | finds things and then they get together to bring it back. |
| thousands of species probably 20,000 species, we | | | | At Fed Ex they have a mission and a goal and |
| have categorized about 10,000 so far. 20,000 species | | | | everyone has been trained to do the job, Now then, |
| of ants and they are niche specialists and if you weigh | | | | they bring all the packages to the hub like the ants, only |
| them out, they weigh the same amount as the 6.6 | | | | now Fed Ex reverses it and uses the same |
| Billion people in the world. Using an ant concept with an | | | | methodology to deliver the packages somewhere else. |
| exo-skeleton you have the basic idea for a Mother | | | | And like the offensive defense of the nest the ants go |
| Ship Robot, which carries smaller robots for important | | | | out together and attack the predator together. Each |
| purposes. And really if you take an evasion craft of | | | | one of these groups working together yet separate |
| the Normandy Invasion and put in many Fighters with | | | | has their own little groups and teams, just like Fed Ex |
| Kevlar and helmet, is that not the same concept? | | | | and again you are going to have to read the book to |
| Science Fictionists have forever been developers of | | | | understand what I am talking about with Mr. |
| such ideas, but in real life we must also deal with | | | | Smith’s ideas on Management Theory. |
| motion and therefore we have to make sure that | | | | I wonder if this is the natural order of things for all |
| these little robots as well as the mothership has the | | | | species on the planet and the best idea for those |
| proper motor, gearing, batteries, speed controllers, fuel, | | | | species to work together to be able to serve and |
| weapons systems. | | | | exploit niches and accomplish tasks. 5 million years of |
| We are not the only ones working on robots, so are | | | | evolution may have learned more about management |
| the Japanese and these items are getting very small | | | | than we have in our schools. Perhaps as much as we |
| as in Nano Size and will some day go in and attack | | | | try we are not being smart about our designs? |
| cancer cells. Here are some of the smallest robots | | | | Organization is the strong point of the ants. |
| being developed: | | | | Shouldn’t we pay attention? Yes of course. |
| [ . | | | | Especially as we create artificial life, artificial intelligence |
| Ants use a chemical communication system, which | | | | and robots and autonomous vehicles? |
| seems to be superior to human communication. | | | | Just some thoughts on reviewing the Theory of |
| Wasps and ants are of the same basic genome. By | | | | Movement, Nature and Science and the possible future |
| detecting smells and odors and CO2 they are able to | | | | technologies of Mini-Robots, Motherships, Swarm |
| home in on targets and give off chemicals to get other | | | | Strategies as they relate to the future. By studying |
| ants to follow their instructions. All colonies smell the | | | | nature and the movements of such well adapted and |
| same and other colonies do not smell the same. Each | | | | evolved species like Wasps, Ants and bees and |
| human has a smell as well and this smell can be used | | | | studying their Organization and Delivery Strategies we |
| to identify people and perhaps small robots might uses | | | | will learn the efficiencies and possibilities to move to |
| chemicals to home in on and detect problems or | | | | the next step. |