J R Soc Interface June 2020 PMID 32517635

Adaptive leadership overcomes persistence-responsivity trade-off in flocking.

Boldizsár Balázs, Gábor Vásárhelyi, Tamás Vicsek

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Peak: 10 in Jun 2020
across 2 sources since Jun 2020

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What people are saying

The social discussions reflect strong support and fascination with the study, citing examples like drones mimicking bird flocking to illustrate real-world relevance. The tone is optimistic and emphasizes the innovative aspects, such as overcoming the typical trade-offs in flocking behavior, which underscores the perceived high impact of the research.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge and support the findings that adaptive leadership effectively balances responsiveness and stability in flocking behaviors.

InterestHigh interest

The enthusiasm in phrases like 'impressively dynamic patterns' and references to 'potential applications' demonstrate high curiosity and engagement with the topic.

EngagementModerate engagement

Comments often include acknowledgments of the research's significance and connections to natural and robotic systems, indicating active interest without deep technical debates.

ImpactHigh impact

The discussions highlight the promising implications for both understanding natural phenomena and designing better robotic systems, suggesting considerable influence.

Abstract in brief

  • Adaptive leadership in flocking allows groups to balance being persistent in their movement while remaining responsive to changes, overcoming the usual tradeoff between these two qualities.
  • The study introduces a time-dependent leadership hierarchy that adapts locally to individual agents' intentions, improving the group's ability to quickly change direction based on environmental cues.
  • This approach, demonstrated through models and a swarm of 52 drones, enhances collective responsiveness without sacrificing stability, potentially applicable to both biological systems and artificial robotics.]

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CollMot Entertainment
@CollMotEnt · X

#Flock of birds achieve harmonious motion despite the deep contradiction between being calm and being sensitive. Our research team found their key: leadership! Mimicking nature, our #drones are flocking smoothly on the cover of @RSocPublishing Interface. https://t.co/us4I58EQLl https://t.co/TbVh0xEQ3p

Jun 22, 2020 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 84 followers View post →
Andrea Perna
@_A_Perna_ · X

A flock of birds can remain cohesive if each individual moves in the same direction as its neighbours. But if everyone aligns with everyone else, the flock would never change direction. Recent studies try to address this paradox. Here I see this new one: https://t.co/YwiMtcVkQd

Jun 10, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 669 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

#Flocks of #birds show responsiveness & synchrony when navigating new situations. Boldizsár Balázs & colleagues present an algorithm to explain this phenomena https://t.co/BLnR201ngT @CollMotEnt @eotvos_uni @bbozsi #Interface https://t.co/HRTUzd5asR

Jun 30, 2020 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 38,612 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

RT @CollMotEnt: #Flock of birds achieve harmonious motion despite the deep contradiction between being calm and being sensitive. Our resear…

Jun 24, 2020 · 3 shares · 38,612 followers View post →
マーキュリー2世
@uranus_2 · X

方向を変える意図を考慮した時間に依存するリーダーシップ階層で、標準的な集団運動のモデルの応答性を高め、持続性と応答性のトレードオフ関係の限界を破ることができる。環境への応答性の増大が成長する群れサイズと関連。52体のドローンの群れでの研究も実施。Adaptive… https://t.co/QI8cHIfMYj

Jun 10, 2020 · 5,490 followers View post →
Steve Portugal
@sjportugal1979 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: #Flocks of #birds show responsiveness & synchrony when navigating new situations. Boldizsár Balázs & colleagues present…

Jun 30, 2020 · 2 shares · 4,663 followers View post →

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Tokemon
@nftfren · X

@AdrianDittmann simple rules can create impressively dynamic patterns https://t.co/ltNSYOI9ag

Jun 10, 2025 · 2,080 followers View post →
Theoretical Biophysics
@TheoBiophysics · X

#TBrecentpublication @royalsociety Adaptive leadership overcomes persistence–responsivity trade-off in flocking https://t.co/m8YEHk7rOj

Jul 1, 2020 · 3,429 followers View post →
Steve Portugal
@sjportugal1979 · X

RT @RSocPublishing: #Flocks of #birds show responsiveness & synchrony when navigating new situations. Boldizsár Balázs & colleagues present…

Jun 30, 2020 · 2 shares · 4,663 followers View post →
RHUL Biology
@RHULBioSci · X

RT @RSocPublishing: #Flocks of #birds show responsiveness & synchrony when navigating new situations. Boldizsár Balázs & colleagues present…

Jun 30, 2020 · 2 shares · 1,187 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

#Flocks of #birds show responsiveness & synchrony when navigating new situations. Boldizsár Balázs & colleagues present an algorithm to explain this phenomena https://t.co/BLnR201ngT @CollMotEnt @eotvos_uni @bbozsi #Interface https://t.co/HRTUzd5asR

Jun 30, 2020 · 2 likes · 2 shares · 38,612 followers View post →
Himender Bharti
@adubharti · X

Adaptive leadership overcomes persistence–responsivity trade-off in flocking | Journal of The Royal Society Interface https://t.co/svkS6HRpaL

Jun 24, 2020 · 1,330 followers View post →
Dr Urska Demsar
@udemsar · X

RT @CollMotEnt: #Flock of birds achieve harmonious motion despite the deep contradiction between being calm and being sensitive. Our resear…

Jun 24, 2020 · 3 shares · 1,336 followers View post →
Royal Society Publishing
@RSocPublishing · X

RT @CollMotEnt: #Flock of birds achieve harmonious motion despite the deep contradiction between being calm and being sensitive. Our resear…

Jun 24, 2020 · 3 shares · 38,612 followers View post →
CollMot Entertainment
@CollMotEnt · X

#Flock of birds achieve harmonious motion despite the deep contradiction between being calm and being sensitive. Our research team found their key: leadership! Mimicking nature, our #drones are flocking smoothly on the cover of @RSocPublishing Interface. https://t.co/us4I58EQLl https://t.co/TbVh0xEQ3p

Jun 22, 2020 · 5 likes · 3 shares · 84 followers View post →
Andrea Perna
@_A_Perna_ · X

A flock of birds can remain cohesive if each individual moves in the same direction as its neighbours. But if everyone aligns with everyone else, the flock would never change direction. Recent studies try to address this paradox. Here I see this new one: https://t.co/YwiMtcVkQd

Jun 10, 2020 · 3 likes · 1 share · 669 followers View post →
青柳
@FBWM8888 · X

RT @uranus_2: 方向を変える意図を考慮した時間に依存するリーダーシップ階層で、標準的な集団運動のモデルの応答性を高め、持続性と応答性のトレードオフ関係の限界を破ることができる。環境への応答性の増大が成長する群れサイズと関連。52体のドローンの群れでの研究も実施。Ad…

Jun 10, 2020 · 723 followers View post →
マーキュリー2世
@uranus_2 · X

方向を変える意図を考慮した時間に依存するリーダーシップ階層で、標準的な集団運動のモデルの応答性を高め、持続性と応答性のトレードオフ関係の限界を破ることができる。環境への応答性の増大が成長する群れサイズと関連。52体のドローンの群れでの研究も実施。Adaptive… https://t.co/QI8cHIfMYj

Jun 10, 2020 · 5,490 followers View post →