Sheepdog Inspired Computer Model for Crowd Sourcing

Sheepdogs have something to teach us about crowd control. A new study follows what sheepdogs do naturally with their flocks to come up with a computer model that can recreate their behavior and apply it to situations well beyond the pasture. This video animation, narrated by Andrew King, shows the real data from GPS devices affixed to the sheepdog and 46 sheep and a simulation model for the dog and same number of sheep.

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