collective behavior

Imagine hundreds or thousands of simple robots working together to explore a disaster zone, map a complex terrain, or deliver supplies across a rugged area. Rather than relying on a central controller telling every robot what to do, these robots coordinate themselves through local interactions. That is the promise of swarm robotics coordination — a field inspired by natural systems like ant colonies, bird flocks, and bee hives. Swarm robotics emphasizes distributed, decentralized coordination, in which each individual robot follows simple rules, communicates locally, and responds to its neighbors and environment. From those simple interactions, sophisticated global behavior emerges. Coordination … Read more