The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

Abstract: The fast and efficient in situ inspection of aircraft engine blades is crucial for maintaining the safety and reliability of aircraft engines. The automation and intelligence of aeroengine ...

Abstract: Pathfinding on grid maps is a cornerstone problem in robotics, autonomous navigation, and game development. Classical algorithms such as A*, Dijkstra’s, and Breadth-First Search (BFS) are ...