Swarm-Bots: Swarm of Mobile Robots able to Self-Assemble and Self-Organize
Nolfi Stefano, Deneubourg Jean-Louis, Floreano Dario, Gambardella Luca Maria, Mondada Francesco, Dorigo Marco

Abstract:

Swarm-bots consist of a collection of mobile robots able to self-assemble and to self-organize so to solve problems that could not be solved by a single robot. They combines the power of swarm intelligence and the flexibility of self-reconfiguration as aggregate swarm-bots have the ability to dynamically change their structure to match environmental variability.