Heiko Hamann
@swarmdynamics.bsky.social
Swarm Robotics 🤖, Swarm Intelligence 🐜, Evolutionary Robotics 🧬, Bio-hybrid Systems 🌱🧍♀️, Machine Behavior ⚙️🦆
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📢 ANTS 2026 deadline extended to 20 Nov 2025!
No further extensions will be granted.
If you haven’t submitted yet, there’s still time to share your latest work with the swarm intelligence community.
We look forward to seeing your contributions!
No further extensions will be granted.
If you haven’t submitted yet, there’s still time to share your latest work with the swarm intelligence community.
We look forward to seeing your contributions!
November 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
📢 ANTS 2026 deadline extended to 20 Nov 2025!
No further extensions will be granted.
If you haven’t submitted yet, there’s still time to share your latest work with the swarm intelligence community.
We look forward to seeing your contributions!
No further extensions will be granted.
If you haven’t submitted yet, there’s still time to share your latest work with the swarm intelligence community.
We look forward to seeing your contributions!
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New study from #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social shows: animal swarms don’t need to follow fixed rules; their coordination emerges from brain dynamics. Flexible “ring attractor” networks create complexity from simplicity: https://t1p.de/4c6cd @icouzin.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New study from #UniKonstanz @cbehav.bsky.social and @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social shows: animal swarms don’t need to follow fixed rules; their coordination emerges from brain dynamics. Flexible “ring attractor” networks create complexity from simplicity: https://t1p.de/4c6cd @icouzin.bsky.social
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‘Five musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic are thought to have taken their instruments to the camps or ghettos, where they played music before they were liquidated. Then there was silence.’
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Laqueur · A Different Life: Can cellos remember?
Cellists and violinists in particular are haunted by the musicians who played their instruments before them and those...
www.lrb.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
‘Five musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic are thought to have taken their instruments to the camps or ghettos, where they played music before they were liquidated. Then there was silence.’
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Laqueuer on Kate Kennedy’s ‘Cello: A Journey through Silence to Sound’
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
How do flocks of birds move as one?
New research from Mohammad Salahshour and Iain Couzin reveals that coordination may arise directly from neural navigation systems (ring attrctr), not behavioural "rules of thumb."
->paradigm shift in understanding collective motion
#swarm
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
New research from Mohammad Salahshour and Iain Couzin reveals that coordination may arise directly from neural navigation systems (ring attrctr), not behavioural "rules of thumb."
->paradigm shift in understanding collective motion
#swarm
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Client Challenge
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How do flocks of birds move as one?
New research from Mohammad Salahshour and Iain Couzin reveals that coordination may arise directly from neural navigation systems (ring attrctr), not behavioural "rules of thumb."
->paradigm shift in understanding collective motion
#swarm
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
New research from Mohammad Salahshour and Iain Couzin reveals that coordination may arise directly from neural navigation systems (ring attrctr), not behavioural "rules of thumb."
->paradigm shift in understanding collective motion
#swarm
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Today is #alife2025 day 1! Workshops under way... We have our own workshop tmw on Cultural Evolution of Planet X, 13.30-16.30, room 4F. Exciting keynotes from James Borg and @uchiyama.bsky.social. Join us!
October 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Today is #alife2025 day 1! Workshops under way... We have our own workshop tmw on Cultural Evolution of Planet X, 13.30-16.30, room 4F. Exciting keynotes from James Borg and @uchiyama.bsky.social. Join us!
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New Element in the Philosophy of Biology series—free to download until October 6! Walter Veit examines the role of models in evolutionary biology: their types, testability, and interrelations 👇📕 www.cambridge.org/core/element... #philsci #HPBio #evobio
September 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🎉 Check out our new paper published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This work highlights the interdisciplinary efforts of the ChronoPilot project and our fruitful collaboration with partners from Konstanz. @haplab.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This work highlights the interdisciplinary efforts of the ChronoPilot project and our fruitful collaboration with partners from Konstanz. @haplab.bsky.social
Brief non-spatial signals facilitate visual search and temporal sensitivity in robot supervision
The human role in human-swarm interaction (HSI) shifts from controller to supervisor, as robots become more autonomous and require efficient search st…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🎉 Check out our new paper published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This work highlights the interdisciplinary efforts of the ChronoPilot project and our fruitful collaboration with partners from Konstanz. @haplab.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This work highlights the interdisciplinary efforts of the ChronoPilot project and our fruitful collaboration with partners from Konstanz. @haplab.bsky.social
The obvious advantage of doing research with plants. 🌱😁
Many thanks to Eddy!
Many thanks to Eddy!
September 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The obvious advantage of doing research with plants. 🌱😁
Many thanks to Eddy!
Many thanks to Eddy!
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🚨 Last days to submit! 🚨
Join the Workshop on Cultural Evolution of Planet X at @alife2025.bsky.social (Kyoto, Oct 7).
We welcome abstracts on cultural evolution and emergent culture in artificial systems. Work presented elsewhere too!
📅 Deadline: Sept 20
🔗 sites.google.com/view/planetx...
Join the Workshop on Cultural Evolution of Planet X at @alife2025.bsky.social (Kyoto, Oct 7).
We welcome abstracts on cultural evolution and emergent culture in artificial systems. Work presented elsewhere too!
📅 Deadline: Sept 20
🔗 sites.google.com/view/planetx...
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚨 Last days to submit! 🚨
Join the Workshop on Cultural Evolution of Planet X at @alife2025.bsky.social (Kyoto, Oct 7).
We welcome abstracts on cultural evolution and emergent culture in artificial systems. Work presented elsewhere too!
📅 Deadline: Sept 20
🔗 sites.google.com/view/planetx...
Join the Workshop on Cultural Evolution of Planet X at @alife2025.bsky.social (Kyoto, Oct 7).
We welcome abstracts on cultural evolution and emergent culture in artificial systems. Work presented elsewhere too!
📅 Deadline: Sept 20
🔗 sites.google.com/view/planetx...
💪💪💪🇪🇺🗽
⚡️US vows to defend 'every inch' of NATO territory after Russian drone incursion into Poland.
"The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations," said acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea, addressing the 15-member Security Council.
"The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations," said acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea, addressing the 15-member Security Council.
US vows to defend 'every inch' of NATO territory after Russian drone incursion into Poland
"The United States stands by our NATO allies in the face of these alarming airspace violations," said acting U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Dorothy Shea, addressing the 15-member Security Council.
kyivindependent.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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When life gives you a fish, you sail with it. 🐟⛵🤖
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
September 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
When life gives you a fish, you sail with it. 🐟⛵🤖
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Our autonomous sailboat and robotic fish finally met on Lake Constance — and the footage did not disappoint. 🌊
Big thanks to @swarmdynamics.bsky.social , Hun Jang and Liang Li for making this happen.
#robotics #swarm #autonomy #maritime
Just submitted the manuscript for the 2nd edition of Swarm Robotics: A Formal Approach 🎉
✅ ~2× the size
✅ fully updated with latest research
✅ ready4the breakthrough years ahead
Thanks to all who supported! Now in production—stay tuned.
Now it's in production – stay tuned.
#swarm #robotics #book
✅ ~2× the size
✅ fully updated with latest research
✅ ready4the breakthrough years ahead
Thanks to all who supported! Now in production—stay tuned.
Now it's in production – stay tuned.
#swarm #robotics #book
September 9, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Full room for Eleonora Gatti's talk at @css-conference.bsky.social, presenting our analysis on the energetic benefits of using social information, in the case study of large soaring birds 🦅 @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025 Siena 🇮🇹
September 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Full room for Eleonora Gatti's talk at @css-conference.bsky.social, presenting our analysis on the energetic benefits of using social information, in the case study of large soaring birds 🦅 @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025 Siena 🇮🇹
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From Random Notes to Emergent Orchestras.
Lluc Bono presents at @css-conference.bsky.social our latest results on creating a robot swarm that composes & performs musical pieces. A framework to study emergence of creativity in music through artificial physical agents @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025
Lluc Bono presents at @css-conference.bsky.social our latest results on creating a robot swarm that composes & performs musical pieces. A framework to study emergence of creativity in music through artificial physical agents @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025
September 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
From Random Notes to Emergent Orchestras.
Lluc Bono presents at @css-conference.bsky.social our latest results on creating a robot swarm that composes & performs musical pieces. A framework to study emergence of creativity in music through artificial physical agents @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025
Lluc Bono presents at @css-conference.bsky.social our latest results on creating a robot swarm that composes & performs musical pieces. A framework to study emergence of creativity in music through artificial physical agents @cbehav.bsky.social #CCS2025
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Hey #CCS2025 friends, before your dinner🍝 in Siena, come to Simay Atasoy's poster to discover how many robots can be optimimally allocated to many tasks! While this problem seems computationally untractable, she found how to solve it efficiently! @cbehav.bsky.social @css-conference.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Hey #CCS2025 friends, before your dinner🍝 in Siena, come to Simay Atasoy's poster to discover how many robots can be optimimally allocated to many tasks! While this problem seems computationally untractable, she found how to solve it efficiently! @cbehav.bsky.social @css-conference.bsky.social
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New Episode!
What is it like being inside an egg? Can you feel your sibling eggs nearby? How do you tell your parents when you are ready to come out? Dr Gabriella Gall is here to tell us all about her research into the world of egg communication.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
What is it like being inside an egg? Can you feel your sibling eggs nearby? How do you tell your parents when you are ready to come out? Dr Gabriella Gall is here to tell us all about her research into the world of egg communication.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
August 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
New Episode!
What is it like being inside an egg? Can you feel your sibling eggs nearby? How do you tell your parents when you are ready to come out? Dr Gabriella Gall is here to tell us all about her research into the world of egg communication.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
What is it like being inside an egg? Can you feel your sibling eggs nearby? How do you tell your parents when you are ready to come out? Dr Gabriella Gall is here to tell us all about her research into the world of egg communication.
www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...
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Coppola Champions Herzog at Venice Film Festival Opening Ceremony: ‘If Werner Has Limits, I Don’t Know What They Are’
www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...
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Coppola Champions Herzog at Venice Film Festival Opening Ceremony: ‘If Werner Has Limits, I Don’t Know What They Are’
'If Werner [Herzog] has limits, I don't know what they are,' said the Golden Lion recipient's friend Francis Ford Coppola at the Venice opening.
www.indiewire.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Coppola Champions Herzog at Venice Film Festival Opening Ceremony: ‘If Werner Has Limits, I Don’t Know What They Are’
www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...
www.indiewire.com/news/festiva...
Independence Day of Ukraine
Fight for freedom
Never give up
Fight for freedom
Never give up
August 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Independence Day of Ukraine
Fight for freedom
Never give up
Fight for freedom
Never give up
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📣 Interested in cultural evolution and artificial life? Call for abstracts for our upcoming workshop at @alife2025.bsky.social. Accepted abstracts will be presented as flash talks, and are not archival. Deadline is the September 12, w/ rolling acceptance. Details: sites.google.com/view/planetx... 🧪
August 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📣 Interested in cultural evolution and artificial life? Call for abstracts for our upcoming workshop at @alife2025.bsky.social. Accepted abstracts will be presented as flash talks, and are not archival. Deadline is the September 12, w/ rolling acceptance. Details: sites.google.com/view/planetx... 🧪
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“AI coders think they’re 20% faster — but they’re actually 19% slower”
Overview post on “Pivot to AI” by David Gerard (pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/a...) Via Anthony Bucci on LinkedIn.
Research post from METR by Joel Becker, Nate Rush, Elizabeth Barnes, and David Rein. (metr.org/blog/2025-07...)
Overview post on “Pivot to AI” by David Gerard (pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/a...) Via Anthony Bucci on LinkedIn.
Research post from METR by Joel Becker, Nate Rush, Elizabeth Barnes, and David Rein. (metr.org/blog/2025-07...)
AI coders think they’re 20% faster — but they’re actually 19% slower
Model Evaluation and Threat Research is an AI research charity that looks into the threat of AI agents! That sounds a bit AI doomsday cult, and they take funding from the AI doomsday cult organisat…
pivot-to-ai.com
August 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
“AI coders think they’re 20% faster — but they’re actually 19% slower”
Overview post on “Pivot to AI” by David Gerard (pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/a...) Via Anthony Bucci on LinkedIn.
Research post from METR by Joel Becker, Nate Rush, Elizabeth Barnes, and David Rein. (metr.org/blog/2025-07...)
Overview post on “Pivot to AI” by David Gerard (pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/11/a...) Via Anthony Bucci on LinkedIn.
Research post from METR by Joel Becker, Nate Rush, Elizabeth Barnes, and David Rein. (metr.org/blog/2025-07...)
One of the greatest geniuses who ever lived on this planet!
July 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
One of the greatest geniuses who ever lived on this planet!
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Cat lover Stanley Kubrick and friend
Kubrick was BOTD in 1928
Kubrick was BOTD in 1928
July 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Cat lover Stanley Kubrick and friend
Kubrick was BOTD in 1928
Kubrick was BOTD in 1928
