March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Artificial Intelligence

• Egyptians (800 before J.C)

• Leonard de Vinci (1516)

• Jacques de Vaucanson (1783)

March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Artificial Intelligence

The science and engineering of making intelligent machines.

March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Swarm Intelligence

The expression "swarm intelligence" was introduced by

Beni & Wang in 1989

March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Swarm Intelligence

General Idea :

An insect alone is unable to do what it does when it is in a group

March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Swarm Intelligence

What is it?

“Swarm Intelligence is a property of systems of non-intelligent robots exhibiting collectively intelligent behavior.”

Beni 1989

March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Swarm Intelligence

Ant Foraging

March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Swarm Intelligence

Cemetery Organisation and Brood Sorting

26 hours

March 13th 2007 Alban Laflaquière, Kunz Fabrizio, Schultz Elodie

General Presentation :Swarm Intelligence

• Robustness

• Adaptability

• Able to react quickly

• Simple