researchers at mit's csail's drl work on a virtual fence to herd animals.
this project seeks to develop tools for automatically generating dynamical models and control strategies for groups of animals based on recorded tracking data. it is envisioned that the resulting techniques will be useful for modelling and controlling a broad class of biological group phenomena including cow herding, bird flocking, insect swarming, and human crowd behavior.
the video has been submitted for the 2008 a.i. video competition.