ROBOT LEARNING HIERARCHY OF BEES AND ANTS

Robot organized as a team, with different roles and hierarchies that make them able to communicate with each other and work together to achieve a common goal , whether it is exploring a potentially dangerous environment or intervene in complicated rescue operations. It is not a scene from science fiction , but the goal in which they work researchers across Europe involved in H2Swarm , an acronym for " Hierachical ,

Heterogeneous Swarm . " The project is coordinated by the Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies (ISTC ) of the National Research Council in Rome and has as partners the Free University of Brussels and the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) , and the Polytechnic School of Lausanne (Switzerland). The objective is to study the strategies of communication and control typical of some animals that live in groups - colonies of ants , spiders, bees - and its organizational structure and build on these to create robots that can cooperate in performing complex actions . " Nature provides many examples of hierarchical organizations in which the different roles are designed to ensure the survival and evolution of the species itself ," says Vito Trianni ISTC -CNR . "Sometimes it is to divide the work on the basis of the physical characteristics of individual animals , as in the case of Pheidole ants that allocate the largest specimens the role of defense of the nest and smaller than foraging . Sometimes , the animals they use indirect systems of communication to reach a useful purpose to the whole group , as do termites when they leave traces of pheromones to indicate to the companions where to build the nest , a behavior that over time change the surrounding environment, as evidenced by the huge and complex nests that are able to accomplish. "

The fundamental question of this project is , therefore, whether it is possible to translate these systems of self-organization to sets of robots with different characteristics and make them interact through sophisticated algorithms. " The so-called Swarm Robotics is based on this : put together robotic devices with limited functionality , when viewed individually , to make sure that they can perform actions of higher complexity , while retaining the features of flexibility, robustness and scalability ," says the researcher . Among the steps of the project , in short there is a first proof- of-concept that will test the skills of collaboration of a diverse set of robots in the construction of dams and walls using sand bags . H2Swarm is funded by the European Science Foundation under the program Eurocores , the Istc -CNR participates through the Laboratory of Autonomous Robots and Artificial Life , directed by Stefano Nolfi , who has a recognized international experience in the study of artificial evolution of behavior robot

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เมื่อ ถึงเวลาที่ เธอปรากฏตัวในสเตลล่า แมคคาร์ สภาพเป็นพระ ดอกไม้ ที่น่ารัก และปั๊ม หนังสีแดง สูง เป็นผู้พิพากษา ใน " โครงการรันเวย์ " มัน ก็เห็นได้ชัด ใน ดินแดน ที่ เป็นไปตาม แฟชั่น ฮอลลีเคอร์รี่ วอชิงตัน เป็น เจ้านาย ใน การแสดง ตี เธอ " อื้อฉาว " เล่น ผู้ให้บริการ มืออาชีพที่ โอลิเวีย สมเด็จพระสันตะปาปา เธอเป็น มืออาชีพ ทั้งหมด วอชิงตัน - วอชิงตันดีซี ที่เป็น - แต่ บนพรมแดง เธอเป็น ความน่ารัก เป็นตัวเป็นตน ในกรณีที่จุด : ชุดแฟชั่น ที่ เธอสวม Marchesa ที่ เอ็มมิส, ครีม และ สีขาวและ ดอก appliques เหมาะสำหรับ พระราชินี

The policy discovers the fashion And the government helps Renzi

The Italian political discover fashion. Effect Renzi, you might say. The mayor of Florence, a month national secretary of the Democratic Party , was one of the first politicians to sit in the front row at a fashion show and one of those who most sympathized with the Italian fashion system.
Now seem to be many who think like him. One of these is the deputy minister of economic development Charles Calenda yesterday , at the opening uffiliciale 85th Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence, has announced an investment of € 2 million to support the project "Florence Hometown of fashion " , an event dedicated the best talents in the Florentine fashion - Gucci , Pucci , Cavalli, Ferragamo and Scervino - who next June will animate the squares and the most beautiful buildings in the city.
"What we today in Florence is only a small part of the huge bill that the State shall pay to the Italian textile-clothing system of this country that has withstood alone the attacks of the crisis and globalization ," said the outspoken vice minister tearing a long applause from the audience of entrepreneurs of Italian fashion.

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Consumption , collapsed spending New Year's Eve

For the traditional New Year's Eve Italians have spent this year at the table almost € 1.6 billion , 20 % less than last year . And 'what emerges from an analysis of Coldiretti / IXE , which includes an overview of the traditional date of end of the year , almost seven out of ten Italians (68% ) spent at home and only 6% at the restaurant, while holding the 3 % at the farmhouse.

" The difficult economic situation has undoubtedly weighed on the choices of Italian , prompting the majority of people prefer homemade solutions , though - says Coldiretti - without giving up the pleasures of the table , even in a time of economic difficulty . , 59% of Italians - Coldiretti - he spent the New Year's Eve as in 2012 but there is a 18% cut that up to half of the expenditure and 6% even further. but there is also a 10 per cent - Coldiretti - who came to spend up to 50 % more . "

With the New Year are estimated to have been uncorked about 80 million bottles of sparkling wine , but during the longest night of the year were also consumed 6.5 million pounds of precooked , an increase of 9 % compared to ' last year, served - concluded Coldiretti - along with 10 million pounds of lentils, ' called ' according to tradition to bring luck , given the difficult situation that the country lives .

Juventus, the alarm for Barzagli

Good signals from Pirlo , Tevez on the launching pad and Vucinic scored again . Juventus faces the big match on Sunday evening against Roma at the Juventus Stadium, with positive indications from the players returning from injury or late fall , but must hold their breath for Andrea Barzagli .

The Juventus defender yesterday afternoon at Vinovo had to stop during the friendly match against Cuneo ( Lega Pro 2 ) after 30 minutes of play for the recurrence of tendinopathy with their problems at the heel . Barzagli precaution has left the field , leaving the place to Caceres, and today you will understand if the situation threatens to blow his first challenge of 2014. Juve the feelings are positive because the injury is not serious, but caution is in order.

In the test against Cuneo, final result 2-0, Antonio Conte has elected not to Carlitos Tevez yesterday the Apache, just back from Argentina to New Year's Eve , played diverse work and prepares for Rome, where he will team up with Llorente . Andrea Pirlo , however , he played 45 minutes of recovery , and is widely considered to be recovered after the injury to his right knee . Juve for the first time has deployed a director with Vidal and Marchisio Pogba his hips , while acting on the wing and Isla Peluso ( Lichtsteiner then - Asamoah in the second half ) with Giovinco - Llorente in attack. Just the Atomic Ant marked the first goal at 39 ' , while in the second he thought Vucinic ( paired with Quagliarella ) to sign the doubling of the 12 ' st .

The biggest celebration , however, the Juventus players have reserved for David Trezeguet. The bomber most prolific foreign Juventus history (171 goals in 320 matches ) yesterday was in Vinovo to greet the former companion of Count victories and the team bi-champion of Italy. A visit and welcome prelude to the event on Sunday night , in the range of Juventus -Roma, when after three years and 5 months after the last game played at Juventus , Trezeguet at Juventus Stadium will receive the salute of farewell was pending from the August 5, 2010 . The striker Newells Old Boys is now on vacation , as the Argentine championship is stopped for the stop , and these days will be in Turin to reconnect with old friends and say goodbye with a round of applause from his supporters.

Snowstorm in the Northeast of the United States: the difficulty in air traffic

Snow, strong winds and icy cold wave has hit the north-eastern United States: a deadly cocktail that has made ​​it difficult for air traffic. In total, at least 2,500 flights within, into or out of the United States were canceled and 7 thousand have been delayed or longer. The Weather Service has issued a warning storm over a huge area, from Chicago to New York and New England and the capital, Washington.

The airports most affected were the Chicago International O'Hare, and the Newark Liberty International Airport. Logan Airport in Boston, a quarter of flights were canceled yesterday afternoon. In New York, the temperature can drop to minus 13 degrees.