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In this 44-minute lecture from The Royal Institution, Professor Sabine Hauert explores the fascinating world of swarm engineering and its revolutionary potential across various applications. Discover how swarm systems in nature—like birds, social insects, and cells—have inspired the development of swarm robotics over the past two decades. Learn about the mechanisms behind creating "swarms for people" and how recent advances in hardware and AI are moving these technologies from laboratories into practical applications ranging from nanomedicine and cancer treatment to environmental monitoring and logistics. Understand the challenges and solutions in designing, deploying, monitoring, controlling, and validating swarm systems to ensure they are trustworthy and beneficial. Professor Hauert, who leads a team of 20 researchers at the University of Bristol and has experience engineering nanoparticle swarms at MIT and flying robot swarms at EPFL, shares her expertise on making these complex systems accessible and reliable for real-world implementation.
