Title :
SWARM-BOT: pattern formation in a swarm of self-assembling mobile robots
Author :
E. Sahin;T.H. Labella;V. Trianni;J.-L. Deneubourg;P. Rasse;D. Floreano;L. Gambardella;F. Mondada;S. Nolfi;M. Dorigo
Author_Institution :
IRIDIA, Univ. Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We introduce a new robotic system, called swarm-bot. The system consists of a swarm of mobile robots with the ability to connect to/disconnect from each other to self-assemble into different kinds of structures. First, we describe our vision and the goals of the project. Then we present preliminary results on the formation of patterns obtained from a grid-world simulation of the system.
Keywords :
"Pattern formation","Mobile robots","Robotic assembly","Self-assembly","Particle swarm optimization","Insects","Assembly systems","Cognitive robotics","Aggregates","Shape"
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2002 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7437-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2002.1173259
