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Ant colonies help evacuees in disaster zones
16 April 2014, 2:16 pm

An escape route mapping system based on the behavior of ant colonies could give evacuees a better chance of reaching safe harbor after a natural disaster or terrorist attack by building a map showing the shortest routes to shelters and providing regular updates of current situations such as fires, blocked roads or other damage via the smart phones of emergency workers and those caught up in the disaster.

Source: Robotics Research News -- ScienceDaily