Swarm Robotics

Swarm robotics is a field of robotics that studies the behavior of large groups of relatively simple robots that work together to accomplish tasks. The applications of swarm robotics are diverse and include tasks that demand miniaturization, such as distributed sensing tasks in micromachinery or the human body, and search and rescue missions. Swarm robotics can also be used to tackle dangerous tasks to reduce or eliminate the risk for humans, such as cleanup of toxic spills and demining. Other potential applications of swarm robotics include object clustering, assembling and construction, collective search and exploration, coordinated motion, collective transportation, self-deployment, and foraging.