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Controlling Noisy Herds — The Bhamla Lab

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A centuries old farming practice informs our understanding of control theory

a centuries-old farming practice informs our understanding of control theory Sheepdogs control small, unpredictable flocks by first aligning decisions and then triggering motion, and that same idea inspires a low-effort way to steer robot swarms and artificial agents in noisy conditions. Three dogs herding sheep in the field. Source. Animals form noisy, stochastic (random) collectives Birds, bugs, fish, sheep, and many other organisms move in groups because it benefits individuals (for example, protection from predators). The puzzle is that the “group” is not a single organism. It is…

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