Evolutionary robotics applies the selection, variation, and heredity principles of natural
evolution to the design of robots with embodied intelligence. It can be considered as a …

Social organisation in animals takes many forms. It includes assemblages of territorial
animals, dominance hierarchies and social groups, among other things. The basic tenet that …

Fish schooling is a remarkable biological behavior that is thought to provide hydrodynamic
advantages. Theoretical models have predicted significant reduction in swimming cost due …

Complex patterns of collective behaviour may emerge through self-organization, from local
interactions among individuals in a group. To understand what behavioural rules underlie …

In this paper, I review recent work in evolutionary robotics (ER), and discuss the
perspectives and future directions of the field. First, I propose to draw a crisp distinction …

Distance control in many-particle systems is a fundamental problem in nature. This becomes
particularly relevant in systems of active agents, which can sense their environment and …

We propose a minimal model of predator–swarm interactions which captures many of the
essential dynamics observed in nature. Different outcomes are observed depending on the …

According to the criticality hypothesis, collective biological systems should operate in a
special parameter region, close to so-called critical points, where the collective behavior …

Even though grouping behaviour has been actively studied for over a century, the relative
importance of the numerous proposed fitness benefits of grouping remain unclear. We use a …

The comprehension of how local interactions arise in global collective behavior is of utmost
importance in both biological and physical research. Traditional agent-based models often …