scholarly journals Swarm robotics reviewed

Robotica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Carlo Barca ◽  
Y. Ahmet Sekercioglu
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Swarm Robotics ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Wide Applicability ◽  
Robot Swarms ◽  
Extensive Analysis ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
Robotic Devices ◽  
Robotic Research

SUMMARYWe present a review of recent activities in swarm robotic research, and analyse existing literature in the field to determine how to get closer to a practical swarm robotic system for real world applications. We begin with a discussion of the importance of swarm robotics by illustrating the wide applicability of robot swarms in various tasks. Then a brief overview of various robotic devices that can be incorporated into swarm robotic systems is presented. We identify and describe the challenges that should be resolved when designing swarm robotic systems for real world applications. Finally, we provide a summary of a series of issues that should be addressed to overcome these challenges, and propose directions for future swarm robotic research based on our extensive analysis of the reviewed literature.

scholarly journals An Introduction to Swarm Robotics

ISRN Robotics ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iñaki Navarro ◽  
Fernando Matía
Keyword(s):  
Social Insects ◽  
Real World ◽  
Swarm Robotics ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Complex Tasks ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
The Future

Swarm robotics is a field of multi-robotics in which large number of robots are coordinated in a distributed and decentralised way. It is based on the use of local rules, and simple robots compared to the complexity of the task to achieve, and inspired by social insects. Large number of simple robots can perform complex tasks in a more efficient way than a single robot, giving robustness and flexibility to the group. In this article, an overview of swarm robotics is given, describing its main properties and characteristics and comparing it to general multi-robotic systems. A review of different research works and experimental results, together with a discussion of the future swarm robotics in real world applications completes this work.

scholarly journals Special Issue on Wearable Robotics: Dynamics, Control and Applications

Robotica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 2011-2013
Author(s):  
Qining Wang ◽  
Nicola Vitiello ◽  
Samer Mohammed ◽  
Sunil Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Human Motion ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Loop Optimization ◽  
Human In The Loop ◽  
Wearable Robots ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
Robot Systems ◽  
And Control ◽  
Human Robot Interfaces

While initially conceived for human motion augmentation, wearable robots have gradually evolved as technological aids in motion assistance and rehabilitation. There are increasing real-world applications in industrial and medical scenarios. Though efforts have been made on wearable robotic systems, e.g. robotic prostheses and exoskeletons, there are still several challenges in kinematics and actuation solutions, dynamic analysis and control of human-robot systems, neuro-control and human-robot interfaces; ergonomics and human-in-the-loop optimization. Meanwhile, real-world applications in industrial or medical scenarios are facing difficulties considering effectiveness.

scholarly journals Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robotic Systems: A Survey on Hardware Architectures

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sankhar Reddy Chennareddy ◽  
Anita Agrawal ◽  
Anupama Karuppiah
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Consumer Products ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Modular Robots ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Utilization Factor ◽  
The Past ◽  
Reconfigurable Robots ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
Hardware Architectures

Modular self-reconfigurable robots present wide and unique solutions for growing demands in the domains of space exploration, automation, consumer products, and so forth. The higher utilization factor and self-healing capabilities are most demanded traits in robotics for real world applications and modular robotics offer better solutions in these perspectives in relation to traditional robotics. The researchers in robotics domain identified various applications and prototyped numerous robotic models while addressing constraints such as homogeneity, reconfigurability, form factor, and power consumption. The diversified nature of various modular robotic solutions proposed for real world applications and utilization of different sensor and actuator interfacing techniques along with physical model optimizations presents implicit challenges to researchers while identifying and visualizing the merits/demerits of various approaches to a solution. This paper attempts to simplify the comparison of various hardware prototypes by providing a brief study on hardware architectures of modular robots capable of self-healing and reconfiguration along with design techniques adopted in modeling robots, interfacing technologies, and so forth over the past 25 years.

scholarly journals Grex: A Decentralized Hive Mind

Ledger ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Khawalid ◽  
Dan Acristinii ◽  
Hans Van Toor ◽  
Eduardo Castelló Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Swarm Robotics ◽  
Search And Rescue ◽  
Rescue Mission ◽  
Practical Experiment ◽  
Distributed Ledger ◽  
Distributed Ledger Technology ◽  
Widespread Adoption ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
Future Work

Swarm Robotics (SR) faces a series of challenges impeding widespread adoption for real-world applications. Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has shown it can solve a number of these challenges. An experiment was conducted to showcase the resolution of these challenges. A search and rescue mission was simulated using drones coupled with single board computers and several simulated agents. Inter-agent communications were facilitated through DLT in a completely decentralized network. A frontend interface was built to demonstrate the ease with which information can be extracted from the system. This paper shows the feasibility of the application of DLT to SR-related challenges in a practical experiment. For future work, it is proposed to focus on more complex tasks through federated learning or inter-swarm communications, possibly through Cosmos.

scholarly journals Reflections on the future of swarm robotics

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (49) ◽  
pp. eabe4385
Author(s):  
Marco Dorigo ◽  
Guy Theraulaz ◽  
Vito Trianni
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Swarm Robotics ◽  
Self Organization ◽  
Automatic Design ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
The Future

Swarm robotics will tackle real-world applications by leveraging automatic design, heterogeneity, and hierarchical self-organization.

scholarly journals Sparse Robot Swarms: Moving Swarms to Real-World Applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danesh Tarapore ◽  
Roderich Groß ◽  
Klaus-Peter Zauner
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Robot Swarms ◽  
Real World Applications

scholarly journals Mathematical and algorithmic models of reconfiguration of a modular robotic system

2020 ◽  
pp. 122-131
Author(s):  
Н.А. Павлюк
Keyword(s):  
Data Exchange ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Robotic System ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Software Components ◽  
Spatial Structures ◽  
Physical Connection ◽  
Robotic Devices

Обоснована актуальность научной проблемы разработки алгоритмических моделей и программных средств автономного соединения и взаимодействия модульных гомогенных роботов. Представлен обзор существующих модульных робототехнических устройств и модульных робототехнических систем. Рассмотрены разработанные концептуальная и теоретико-множественная модели модульной робототехнической системы. Описаны алгоритмы физического соединения и информационного взаимодействия гомогенных модульных робототехнических устройств при построении связанных пространственных структур. The relevance of a research problem is justified, which consists in development of the algorithmic models and software components for autonomous connection and interaction of the modular homogeneous robots. A review of existing modular robotic devices and modular robotic systems is presented. Developed conceptual and set-theoretic models of a modular robotic system are considered. Algorithms of physical connection and data exchange of homogeneous modular robotic devices are described in context of composition of coupled spatial structures.

scholarly journals Swarm Robotics: A Perspective on the Latest Reviewed Concepts and Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2062
Author(s):  
Pollyanna G. Faria Dias ◽  
Mateus C. Silva ◽  
Geraldo P. Rocha Filho ◽  
Patrícia A. Vargas ◽  
Luciano P. Cota ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Swarm Intelligence ◽  
Real World ◽  
Swarm Robotics ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
The Troubles ◽  
Collaborative Control ◽  
Heuristic Strategies ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Hardware Platforms

Known as an artificial intelligence subarea, Swarm Robotics is a developing study field investigating bio-inspired collaborative control approaches and integrates a huge collection of agents, reasonably plain robots, in a distributed and decentralized manner. It offers an inspiring essential platform for new researchers to be engaged and share new knowledge to examine their concepts in analytical and heuristic strategies. This paper introduces an overview of current activities in Swarm Robotics and examines the present literature in this area to establish to approach between a realistic swarm robotic system and real-world enforcements. First, we review several Swarm Intelligence concepts to define Swarm Robotics systems, reporting their essential qualities and features and contrast them to generic multi-robotic systems. Second, we report a review of the principal projects that allow realistic study of Swarm Robotics. We demonstrate knowledge regarding current hardware platforms and multi-robot simulators. Finally, the forthcoming promissory applications and the troubles to surpass with a view to achieving them have been described and analyzed.

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