Algorithms for building annular structures with minimalist robots inspired by brood sorting in ant colonies

Wilson, M. , Melhuish, C. , Sendova-Franks, A. B. and Scholes, S. (2006) Algorithms for building annular structures with minimalist robots inspired by brood sorting in ant colonies. Autonomous Robots, 17 (2). pp. 115-136. ISSN 0929-5593

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:AURO.0000033969.52486....


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Additional Information:The paper represented an original strand of research exploring behaviour transitions in a collective of minimalist robots. The work was bio-inspired and, as such, was undertaken by a multidisciplinary team of roboticists and biologists. The study provided a hypothesis of action selection transition in robots and a theoretical explanation along with detailed results with a fleet of robots which took careful observation over a number of weeks. This early work in bio-inspired collective systems has paved the way for BRL's current research programme in swarm systems. The paper is used in robotics degree courses and has 15 google scholar citations.
Faculty/Department:Faculty of Environment and Technology > Department of Engineering Design and Mathematics
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