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The MarxBot, a miniature mobile robot opening new perspectives for the collective-robotic research
- IN: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2010 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS IROS2010
, 2010
"... Collective and swarm robotics explores scenarios involving many robots running at the same time. A good platform for collective-robotic experiments should provide certain features among others: it should have a large battery life, it should be able to perceive its peers, and it should be capable of ..."
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Collective and swarm robotics explores scenarios involving many robots running at the same time. A good platform for collective-robotic experiments should provide certain features among others: it should have a large battery life, it should be able to perceive its peers, and it should be capable of interacting with them. This paper presents the marXbot, a miniature mobile robot that addresses these needs. The marXbot uses differential-drive treels to provide rough-terrain mobility. The marXbot allows continuous experiments thanks to a sophisticated energy management and a hotswap battery exchange mechanism. The marXbot can self-assemble with peers using a compliant attachment mechanism. The marXbot provides high-quality vision, using two cameras directly interfaced with an ARM processor. Compared to the related work, the marXbot has better energy management, vision, and interaction capabilities. By allowing complex tasks in large environments for long durations, the marXbot opens new perspectives for the collective-robotic research.
Efficiency and Task Allocation in Prey Retrieval
- Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Biologically Inspired Approaches to Advanced Information Technology (Bio-ADIT2004), Lecture Notes in Computer Science
, 2004
"... Prey retrieval, also known as foraging, is a widely used test application in collective robotics. The task consists in searching for objects spread in the environment and in bringing them to a specific place called nest. Scientific issues usually concern efficient exploration, mapping, communication ..."
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Prey retrieval, also known as foraging, is a widely used test application in collective robotics. The task consists in searching for objects spread in the environment and in bringing them to a specific place called nest. Scientific issues usually concern efficient exploration, mapping, communication among agents, task coordination and allocation, and conflict resolution. In particular, interferences among robots reduce the efficiency of the group in performing the task. Several works in the literature investigate how the control system of each robot or some form of middle/long range communication can reduce the interferences. In this work, we show that a simple adaptation mechanism, inspired by ants' behaviour and based only on information locally available to each robot, is effective in increasing the group efficiency. The same adaptation mechanism is also responsible for self-organised task allocation in the group.
Task and Role Allocation Within Multi-Agent and Robotics Research
, 2007
"... In the past couple of decades, multi-agent researchers and roboticists have focused on designing systems containing multiple, autonomous agents that work together to accomplish a common objective. In natural systems, we have seen how groups of animals can solve problems that could not be solved by s ..."
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In the past couple of decades, multi-agent researchers and roboticists have focused on designing systems containing multiple, autonomous agents that work together to accomplish a common objective. In natural systems, we have seen how groups of animals can solve problems that could not be solved by solitary
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, 2005
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The information provided is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the members of IRIDIA. The authors take full responsability for any copyright breaches that may result from publication of this paper in the IRIDIA – Technical Report Series. IRIDIA is not responsible for any use that might be made of data appearing in this publication. SWARM-BOT: AN EXPERIMENT IN SWARM ROBOTICS
Published by: IRIDIA, Institut de Recherches Interdisciplinaires et de Développements en Intelligence Artificielle
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The information provided is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the members of IRIDIA. The authors take full responsibility for any copyright breaches that may result from publication of this paper in the IRIDIA – Technical Report Series. IRIDIA is not responsible for any use that might be made of data appearing in this publication. IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE, VOL. X, NO. X, MONTH 20XX 1 Swarmanoid: a novel concept for the study of heterogeneous robotic swarms
Robotique en Essaim,
"... Résumé- La robotique en essaim est un domaine émergent de la robotique qui s’intéresse aux systèmes multi-robots auto-organisés, souvent caractérisés par de grands nombres d’unités. Dans cet article, le domaine est détaillé en faisant le point sur les résultats obtenus jusqu’ici, ainsi qu’en illustr ..."
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Résumé- La robotique en essaim est un domaine émergent de la robotique qui s’intéresse aux systèmes multi-robots auto-organisés, souvent caractérisés par de grands nombres d’unités. Dans cet article, le domaine est détaillé en faisant le point sur les résultats obtenus jusqu’ici, ainsi qu’en illustrant quelques tendances futures. En particulier, une idée de l’état de l’art dans le domaine est donnée en résumant les résultats expérimentaux récents utilisant de vrais robots, ainsi qu’en décrivant certaines méthodes d’analyse et de synthèse en train de s’imposer dans la robotique en essaim. L’impression générale est celle d’un domaine vivant, en pleine évolution, centré sur l’ingénierie mais avec une forte ouverture vers les sciences naturelles, qui est pourtant encore loin d’avoir atteint sa maturité. Nous espérons que cette contribution soit en mesure de faire partager notre enthousiasme pour le domaine et montrer à la communauté robotique française l’intérêt scientifique et appliqué de ces systèmes robotiques. Mots-clés- robotique en essaim, modélisation, synthèse de comportement, intelligence collective I.
Bio-inspired Group Modeling and Analysis for Intruder Detection in Mobile Sensor/Robotic Networks
"... Abstract—Although previous bio-inspired models have concen-trated on invertebrates (such as ants), mammals such as primates with higher cognitive function are valuable for modeling the increasingly complex problems in engineering. Understanding primates ’ social and communication systems, and applyi ..."
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Abstract—Although previous bio-inspired models have concen-trated on invertebrates (such as ants), mammals such as primates with higher cognitive function are valuable for modeling the increasingly complex problems in engineering. Understanding primates ’ social and communication systems, and applying what is learned from them to engineering domains is likely to inspire solutions to a number of problems. This paper presents a novel bio-inspired approach to determine group size by researching and simulating primate society. Group size does matter for both primate society and digital entities. It is difficult to determine how to group mobile sensors/robots that patrol in a large area when many factors are considered such as patrol efficiency, wireless interference, coverage, inter/intragroup communications, etc. This paper presents a simulation-based theoretical study on patrolling strategies for robot groups with the comparison of large and small groups through simulations and theoretical results. Index Terms—Bio-inspired communication, robot grouping, wireless networks. I.
A Novel Concept for the Study of Heterogeneous Robotic Swarms
, 2013
"... warm robotics systems are characterized by decentral-ized control, limited commu-nication between robots, use of local information, and emergence of global behavior. Such sys-tems have shown their potential for flexibility and robustness [1]–[3]. However, existing swarm robotics sys-tems are by and ..."
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warm robotics systems are characterized by decentral-ized control, limited commu-nication between robots, use of local information, and emergence of global behavior. Such sys-tems have shown their potential for flexibility and robustness [1]–[3]. However, existing swarm robotics sys-tems are by and large still limited to displaying simple proof-of-concept behaviors under laboratory conditions. It is our contention that one of the fac-tors holding back swarm robotics research is the almost universal insis-
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A Novel Concept for the Study of Heterogeneous Robotic Swarms
, 2013
"... warm robotics systems are characterized by decentral-ized control, limited commu-nication between robots, use of local information, and emergence of global behavior. Such sys-tems have shown their potential for flexibility and robustness [1]–[3]. However, existing swarm robotics sys-tems are by and ..."
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warm robotics systems are characterized by decentral-ized control, limited commu-nication between robots, use of local information, and emergence of global behavior. Such sys-tems have shown their potential for flexibility and robustness [1]–[3]. However, existing swarm robotics sys-tems are by and large still limited to displaying simple proof-of-concept behaviors under laboratory conditions. It is our contention that one of the fac-tors holding back swarm robotics research is the almost universal insis-
