Haptic Interactions With Multi-Robot Swarms Using Manipulability

Tina Setter; Alex Fouraker; Hiroaki Kawashima; Magnus Egerstedt

doi:10.5898/jhri.4.1.setter

Haptic Interactions With Multi-Robot Swarms Using Manipulability

Journal of Human-Robot Interaction ◽

10.5898/jhri.4.1.setter ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 60 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Tina Setter ◽

Alex Fouraker ◽

Hiroaki Kawashima ◽

Magnus Egerstedt

Keyword(s):

Robot Swarms ◽

Haptic Interactions ◽

Multi Robot

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Multi-Robot 2D Simulator for the evaluation of self-organizing robot swarms

2020 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR) ◽

10.1109/aqtr49680.2020.9129974 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Stefan Maftei ◽

Dan Novischi

Keyword(s):

Robot Swarms ◽

Multi Robot ◽

Self Organizing

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An Exploration of Online Parallel Learning in Heterogeneous Multi-robot Swarms

Studies in Computational Intelligence - Design and Control of Intelligent Robotic Systems ◽

10.1007/978-3-540-89933-4_7 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 133-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jim Pugh ◽

Alcherio Martinoli

Keyword(s):

Parallel Learning ◽

Robot Swarms ◽

Multi Robot

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Parallel learning in heterogeneous multi-robot swarms

2007 IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation ◽

10.1109/cec.2007.4424971 ◽

2007 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jim Pugh ◽

Alcherio Martinoli

Keyword(s):

Parallel Learning ◽

Robot Swarms ◽

Multi Robot

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Distributed control of compact formations for multi-robot swarms

IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information ◽

10.1093/imamci/dnw073 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 805-835 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gabriel Rodrigues de Campos ◽

Dimos V Dimarogonas ◽

Alexandre Seuret ◽

Karl H Johansson

Keyword(s):

Distributed Control ◽

Robot Swarms ◽

Multi Robot

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Spider Bots: A Low Cost Platform for Testing and Validating Cooperative Control Algorithms

Volume 1: Active Control of Aerospace Structure; Motion Control; Aerospace Control; Assistive Robotic Systems; Bio-Inspired Systems; Biomedical/Bioengineering Applications; Building Energy Systems; Condition Based Monitoring; Control Design for Drilling Automation; Control of Ground Vehicles, Manipulators, Mechatronic Systems; Controls for Manufacturing; Distributed Control; Dynamic Modeling for Vehicle Systems; Dynamics and Control of Mobile and Locomotion Robots; Electrochemical Energy Systems ◽

10.1115/dscc2014-6041 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Jack Price ◽

Damien Laird ◽

Ioannis Raptis

Keyword(s):

Mobile Robots ◽

Cooperative Control ◽

Large Scale ◽

Low Cost ◽

Control Algorithms ◽

Software Libraries ◽

Robot Swarms ◽

Decentralized Algorithms ◽

Record Data ◽

Multi Robot

A primary factor limiting the development, testing, and validation of decentralized algorithms for large-scale multi-robot teams is the high cost of the available systems. When a successful test necessitates that an algorithm functions on dozens or even hundreds of robots simultaneously, a low price tag on each robot is crucial. This paper presents Spider-Bots, a low cost platform for testing and validating control algorithms for multi-robot swarms. The platform is comprised of centimeter-scale mobile robots that can communicate wirelessly and interact with their environment, along with easy to use software libraries. The resulting platform was validated by testing its ability to execute and record data from three separate algorithms: Set-point navigation, object manipulation, and collision avoidance.

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