Many hands make light work: A case study in swarm robotics

Jon Timmis*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

There is increasing research in the area of swarm robotics, that is using many robots working together to solve problems, inspired (typically) by social insects. In this tutorial we will explore the area of swarm robotics, but also the wider area of collective robotics and how to develop collaborative distributed systems. We will also examine the use of evolutionary algorithms in swarm robotics to evolve both the controller and morphology of the robot at the same time, creating embodied artificial intelligence. We will end the tutorial on challenges for the area. This tutorial assumes no knowledge of swarm robotics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnconventional Computation and Natural Computation - 15th International Conference, UCNC 2016, Proceedings
EditorsAnne Condon, Martyn Amos
PublisherSpringer Nature
ISBN (Print)9783319413112
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event15th International Conference on Unconventional Computation and Natural Computation, UCNC 2016 - Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Duration: 11 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9726
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Unconventional Computation and Natural Computation, UCNC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
CityManchester
Period11 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

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