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Proof-of-principle experiment shows how humanoid robots can co-operate on a large scale by copying the behavior of social insects and bacterial colonies. More on ROBOTICS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics 
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After 3.8 billion years and a lot of trial and error, animals have become astoundingly good at a variety of tasks.
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Babies love to imitate. Ask any parent and they'll report how infants mimic sounds, facial expressions and actions they observe.
Michael Ruzza's curator insight,
October 23, 2014 10:19 AM
This reinforces the reasoning behind providing that strong emotional bond between caregiver and infant. |
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A US start-up aims to mimic a desert beetle to create a self-filling water bottle capable of drawing moisture from the air.
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The color and scent of flowers and their perception by pollinator insects are believed to have evolved in the course of mutual adaptation.
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Interested in robotics? Check out Mimbo, a simple, iPhone-based robot in a cardboard body that mimics your facial expression.
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Are the people of China actually organized in a brain-like fashion? This is not a thought experiment, but a genuine question. A silly question, you might say. But countries do tend to be cohesive complex systems that function via the movement of people, goods and information. In fact, cities are more cohesively organized than countries, and the same question can be asked of them: Are cities organized like brains?
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