Wasps, termites and waspmites: Distinguishing competence from performance in collective construction

We introduce a distinction between algorithm performance and algorithm competence and argue that bio-inpsired computing should characterise the former rather than the latter. To exemplify this, we explore and extend a bio-inspired algorithm for collective construction influenced by paper wasp behavi...

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Main Authors: Bullock, Seth (Author), Ladley, Dan (Author), Kerby, Michael (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2012.
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