Multi-Robot Systems and Their Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Robotics researchers are aware that certain tasks are more efficiently performed by a group of robots acting cooperatively rather than a single robot. This is due to the inherent characteristics of the task to be performed or the associated cost if performed by a specialized robot. As an analogy with biological systems, there are several communities in nature that work cooperatively and are able to group, disperse and/or move collectively, using simple control rules. This is the case, for example, with ants, bees, birds, and fish.

To address this type of navigation problem, in the context of robotics, this Special Issue on “Multi-Robot System and Their Applications" is dedicated to publishing research papers, communications, and review articles proposing solutions for problems that are more efficiently solved by a group of robotic agents, such as collective entertainment games, cargo transportation, search and rescue missions, mapping, the surveillance of large areas, and even space exploration.

This Special Issue aims to attract the state-of-the-art in the theory of multi-robot systems and their applications. Topics of interest may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Swarming and modular robot systems;
• Behavior- and consensus-based approaches;
• Virtual structure and leader–follower strategies;
• Flexible and fault tolerant solutions for multi-robot systems;
• Cooperative and collaborative communication, localization, and navigation;
• Modeling and control of multi-robot systems using artificial intelligence techniques.

Dr. Alexandre Brandão
Dr. Martin Saska
Dr. Pedro Castillo Garcia
Guest Editors

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