In this paper, we focus on the problem of having a multitude of very simple mobile robots self-organize their relative positions so as to obtain a variety of spatial configurations. The problem has a variety of applications in mobile robotics, modular robots, sensor networks, and computational self-assembly. The approach we investigate in this paper attempts at minimizing the local capability of robots and at verifying how and to what extent a variety of global shapes can be obtained by exploiting simple self-organizing algorithms and emergent behaviors. Several experiments are reported showing the effectiveness of the approach.

Experiments of morphogenesis in swarms of simple mobile robots / Mamei, Marco; M., Vasirani; Zambonelli, Franco. - In: APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. - ISSN 0883-9514. - STAMPA. - 18:9-10(2004), pp. 903-919. [10.1080/08839510490509081]

Experiments of morphogenesis in swarms of simple mobile robots

MAMEI, Marco;ZAMBONELLI, Franco
2004

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In this paper, we focus on the problem of having a multitude of very simple mobile robots self-organize their relative positions so as to obtain a variety of spatial configurations. The problem has a variety of applications in mobile robotics, modular robots, sensor networks, and computational self-assembly. The approach we investigate in this paper attempts at minimizing the local capability of robots and at verifying how and to what extent a variety of global shapes can be obtained by exploiting simple self-organizing algorithms and emergent behaviors. Several experiments are reported showing the effectiveness of the approach.
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Experiments of morphogenesis in swarms of simple mobile robots / Mamei, Marco; M., Vasirani; Zambonelli, Franco. - In: APPLIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. - ISSN 0883-9514. - STAMPA. - 18:9-10(2004), pp. 903-919. [10.1080/08839510490509081]
Mamei, Marco; M., Vasirani; Zambonelli, Franco
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