Who is better at maneuvering a large load through a maze, ants or humans? The piano-mover puzzle involves trying to transport an oddly shaped load across a constricted environment with various obstructions. It's one of several variations on classic computational motion-planning problems, a key element in numerous robotics applications. But what would happen if you pitted human beings against ants in a competition to solve the piano-mover puzzle? According to a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, humans have superior cognitive abilities and, hence, would be expected to outperform the ants.
Ants Vs. Humans: Solving The Piano-mover Puzzle
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica
Tue, 01/07/2025 - 12:20pm
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They decided to compare the performances of ants and humans because both species are social and are also able to cooperate while transporting loads larger than themselves. In essence, "people stand ...
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The Weizmann Institute conducted an experiment in which humans competed against ants to complete the "piano mover's puzzle".
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