Before we arrive at Mars, I exercise of mini-robots will have colonized the red planet. To prepare the tiny robots whom they will carry out the mission is the objective of project I-SWARM.

Investigators Greek, Italian, British, Austrian and Spanish Germans, Swiss, work at the moment in the massive production of robots of only 3 millimeters of size that, imitating the social insects, are able to interact and to communicate with others, although using infrared. In this way, it will be enough whereupon a unique member of the cluster of ants-robots identifies an obstacle to signal to its companions to surround it. And if one of the ants needs aid, all the group will go quickly in its aid.

According to the German Marc Szymaski has announced, who participates in I-SWARM, the objective of the miniones will not limit itself to inspect the planet. Also they could take care to construct the houses of the scientists. We know that there there is water and sufficient dust, so everything what they need is some type of glue to construct solid structures, for example houses, explains Szymaski.

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