Emergent shortest-path finding through pheromone stigmergy — click to add food
Colony Parameters
Ants carrying food: 0 | Trails: forming...
Ant Colony Optimization (Dorigo 1992): ants deposit pheromones on paths to food. Shorter paths accumulate pheromone faster, reinforcing them — a positive feedback loop.
Stigmergy: indirect coordination through environmental signals. No central planner — complex collective intelligence emerges from simple local rules.
Click the canvas to add new food sources. Watch trails reorganize. Used in routing, scheduling, and logistics optimization.