Bots Battle, Breed in A.I. Test

By Michelle Delio

2:00 a.m. Feb. 7, 2002 PST

Smart robots equipped with energy-sucking fangs and big appetites will soon be locked in a struggle for survival as they attempt to create their own civilization.

In an experiment that sounds like a science-fiction film plot but is actually as close to real life as artificial intelligence can get, several dozen “predator” and “prey” robots will be released next month into a prepared habitat at the Magna Science Adventure Centre in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, in the north of England.

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