Understanding patterns in nature has been of interest to researchers. Some of the popular questions have been around why birds flock together, how groups of bees build their honeycombs out of perfect hexagons, how ants navigate finding the shortest path back to the nest, and the likes. Researchers across the world are trying to decipher and explain how and why such specific patterns emerge.
IIT Bombay researchers use a robot that mimics animal movements to study how homing animals efficiently return home without getting lost or being late
Mumbai/ Sep 3, 2024