NSF award 2607753 · University of Colorado at Boulder

Collaborative Research: Decentralized Rules of Cohesive Swarms: From Fire Ant Rafts to Adaptive Robotic Materials

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Award number: 2607753
Period of support: 1 Jan 2027 – 31 Dec 2029
Amount: $375,446
Awardee: University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Program: Dynamics, Control and System D
Directorate: ENG

Abstract

When thousands of fire ants encounter a flood, they form a dynamic, shape-shifting raft that continuously reorganizes itself to survive. The raft contracts at its core while new ants deposit at its edges via a process called treadmilling, allowing the collective to move, grow finger-like protrusions, and rapidly assemble load-bearing bridges upon contact with a solid anchor. These behaviors emerge without any…

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