Demos, explanations, pictures and films of the
research carried out within:

SWARM-BOTS

(a project funded within the Future and Emerging Technologies program, IST-FET,
of the European Community, grant IST-2000-31010) by

Laboratory of Artificial Life and Robotics, ISTC-CNR

Gianluca Baldassarre, Stefano Nolfi, Domenico Parisi

Project partners: EPFL, IDSIA, IRIDIA

Four simulated Khepera robots approach a light while staying in group

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It contains films of 2D simulated robots.
This research used evolved groups of 4 simulated Khepera^TM to study how robots can form groups and then navigate together toward a light target.

Coordinated motion of groups of physically linked simulated robots

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It contains films of 3D simulated robots.
This research used evolved groups of simulated s-bots^TM to study how physically linked robots can move in a coordinated fashion.

Coordinated light seeking of groups of physically linked simulated robots

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It contains films of 3D simulated robots.
This research used evolved groups of simulated s-bots^TM to study how physically linked robots can move in a coordinated fashion, explore a maze and approach a light target.

Coordinated object pushing of groups of physically linked simulated robots

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It contains films of 3D simulated robots.
This research used evolved groups of simulated s-bots^TM to study how physically linked robots push an object towards a light target.

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