Information engines with self-propelling particles

I will present realizations of information engines whose working medium consists of active particles. Information engines use measurements to acquire knowledge about the state of a system, and subsequently extract additional work. Their study illustrates the deep connections between thermodynamics and information theory. How does the conversion of information to work changes when the particles are non-thermal? Our results exhibit qualitative differences that originate from the tendency of active particles to bunch at boundaries. We will also discuss the possible role of inelastic collisions in such systems.