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While traditional ACO provides a decentralized, pheromone-based mechanism for path planning, it suffers from slow convergence, stagnation, and limited adaptability when confronted with environmental changes. To address these challenges, an AI-assisted ACO framework was developed, incorporating RL principles to adapt pheromone update rules in real time. Robots learn from past interactions, adjust strategies dynamically, and maintain efficient exploration under varying conditions. Python-based simulations were conducted across four environments—50×50, 100×100, 250×250, and 500×500 grids—with swarm sizes ranging from 20 to 200 robots and obstacle densities of 10%, 20%, and 30%. Results show that AI-assisted ACO consistently outperformed traditional ACO, achieving 7–15% higher exploration coverage (≈ 52.1% vs. 44.6% in the baseline case and ≈ 61% vs. 48% in the largest grid), with ≈ 20–25% faster convergence and ≈ 25% higher adaptability under dynamic obstacle scenarios. Swarm Robotics Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) Reinforcement Learning (RL) Autonomous Exploration Multi-Robot Systems Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration Full Text Additional Declarations Competing interest reported. We need to verify this results to develop hardware swarm robotics for further research work. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviews received at journal 12 May, 2026 Reviews received at journal 08 May, 2026 Reviewers agreed at journal 04 May, 2026 Reviewers agreed at journal 29 Apr, 2026 Reviewers invited by journal 05 Nov, 2025 Editor assigned by journal 15 Oct, 2025 Submission checks completed at journal 15 Oct, 2025 First submitted to journal 06 Oct, 2025 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. 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