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Spatially targeted communication in decentralized multirobot systems
Mathews, N.; Valentini, G.; Christensen, A. L.; O'Grady, R.; Brutschy, A.; Dorigo, M.Spatially targeted communication (STC) allows a message sender to choose message recipients based on their location in space. Currently, STC in multirobot systems is limited to centralized systems. In this paper, we propose a novel communication protocol that enables STC in decentralized multirobot systems. The proposed protocol dispenses with the many aspects that underpin previous approaches, including extern...
Swarmanoid: A novel concept for the study of heterogeneous robotic swarms
Dorigo, M.; Floreano, D.; Gambardella, L. M.; Mondada, F.; Nolfi, S.; Baaboura, T.; Birattari, M.; Bonani, M.; Brambilla, M.; Brutschy, A.; Burnier, D.Swarm robotics systems are characterized by decentralized control, limited communication between robots, use of local information, and emergence of global behavior. Such systems have shown their potential for flexibility and robustness [1]-[3]. However, existing swarm robotics systems are by and large still limited to displaying simple proof-of-concept behaviors under laboratory conditions. It is our contention...