Technology Convergence Report 2025

Swarm robotics systems Swarm robotic systems reimagine robot coordination through collective intelligence rather than individual complexity. Drawing inspiration from biological systems like ant colonies or beehives, relatively simple individual agents following basic rules can collectively perform remarkably sophisticated tasks through their interactions. Swarm robotics distributes capabilities across numerous simpler robots that communicate and coordinate their actions. This decentralized architecture creates systems with emergent intelligence, demonstrating measurable advantages in resilience and efficiency. 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3Swarm robotics systemsCollective intelligence algorithms Transfer learning Small/efficient modelsDistributed control systems Multi-robot coordination Real-time processing Federated learning on the edgeReinforcement learningRobot-to-robot communication Technology domain Robotics Artificial intelligence Omni compute Maturity level 3 Product4 Commodity 1 Genesis2 Custom-builtN Industry Company Outcomes AerospaceNASA22Using stigmergy, NASA’s PUFFER rover swarms achieve higher obstacle avoidance success than solo rovers. Manufacturing and supply chain industryUBTech23UBTech’s swarm humanoid robot framework boosts productivity, streamlines workflows and reduces operational costs by enabling autonomous collaboration and scalable automation. Technology Convergence Report 37