Multi-agent teams have been studied over many years and provided fundamental approaches. Yet, for the class of modular, reconfigurable robots research has so far focused on highly granular, homogeneous systems capable of solving trivial tasks. The work presented here intends to extend existing work to the organization of heterogeneous robotic systems with physical reconfiguration capabilities and capable of performing complex tasks.
This talk introduces the context and state of the art in relevant domains and presents the current development approach towards building an infrastructure and scheme for organizing a medium-sized team of (semi-)autonomous, reconfigurable robots. Additionally, this talk will outline challenges and limitations of the current and prospective development.
People familiar with last doctoral retreats presentation will receive updates and reviews of previous findings.
