If you want to it be more able in an environment, give it more senso=
rs, =

ants for example have touch sensors,
light, temperature, and it can t=
ell =

if its legs are stuck, which is basically the goal for most of our walker=
s and =

such, but I am curious how insects can know where to go back to like if a=
pile =

of sugar is on the ground, he will tell his little ant friends and they w=
ill =

go to it, same with bees. I haven't seen my photovores telling each other=
=

where the sun is lately

Steve

 

Ants leave a scent trail which allows the others to find the route t=
o the =

sugar.  Bees though, are really neat, they do a little dance....&nbs=
p; =

When he (they're all he's) gets back to the hive, the individual bee=
that =

knows where the good flowers are does a dance.  The dance consists o=
f =

circles and body shakes that relate to the direction of the sun and the n=
umber =

of left turns and right turns relative to the sun.  All the drones t=
hat =

are watching this dance are usually able to find the flowers that the ori=
ginal =

drone is dancing about.

 

Pretty cool, but we're a long way from getting any of our bots to do=
=

that.

 

 

Les