Multi-Robot Systems for Environmental Monitoring and Intervention
A special issue of Robotics (ISSN 2218-6581). This special issue belongs to the section "AI in Robotics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 648
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, 01-815 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: interaction networks; dynamic graphs; nature-inspired comp.; complex systems; swarm robotics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Multi-robot systems are versatile tools that can continuously monitor environmental conditions in real time, collecting data on factors such as pollution, temperature, and biodiversity, crucial for understanding ecological dynamics. Combining observation and action, multi-robot systems can detect changes and threats while simultaneously intervening with operations like pollution mitigation, habitat enhancement, waste management, or disaster response. The following robot types will be considered for this Special Issue:
(i) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can be used for remote or difficult-to-reach areas. Equipped with relevant sensors, they can monitor large areas, track wildlife, map ecosystems, detect changes in vegetation, or monitor air quality.
(ii) Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs) are suitable for land operations, can survey landscapes, detect soil conditions (soil sampling), and gather data on ground-level pollutants. They can also collect trash, especially in hazardous areas, and support, together with UAVs, search-and-rescue missions.
(iii) Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) can monitor, explore, and map underwater ecosystems, monitor coral reefs, track marine life, and measure temperature, pH, and pollution levels. They can actively engage in environmental restoration and protection efforts, like, for instance, remove plastics, transplant coral and marine vegetation, monitor human installation like pipeline for preventing leaks and pollution.
This Special Issue welcomes original research papers dealing with any aspect of multi-robot systems’ environmental monitoring and engagement.
Prof. Dr. Frédéric Guinand
Dr. Francois Guerin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- multi-robot systems
- MRS
- UAV
- UGV
- AUV
- environment monitoring
- data collection
- remediation
- pollution mitigation
- tracking
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