Jitka Čejková - University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
Biography
Title: Comparing Goal-Directed Behavior in Dictyostelium discoideum and Liquid Robots: Chemotaxis, Shape-Changes, and Collective Dynamics
Abstract: I will focus on comparing the behavior of living organisms, specifically the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum, with liquid robots in the form of droplets. Both systems exhibit goal-directed behaviors, including movement, self-organization, shape-changing, and collective dynamics. While Dictyostelium relies on chemotaxis to aggregate under stress, liquid droplets exhibit lifelike characteristics, including movement, self-division, and coordinated group behavior akin to living organisms. The discussion will focus on both the similarities and differences between these systems.
