2 papers
cs.RO2024
PCBot: a Minimalist Robot Designed for Swarm Applications
Jingxian Wang, Michael Rubenstein
Complexity, cost, and power requirements for the actuation of individual robots can play a large factor in limiting the size of robotic swarms. Here we present PCBot, a minimalist…
cs.RO2024
Continuous Sculpting: Persistent Swarm Shape Formation Adaptable to Local Environmental Changes
Andrew G. Curtis, Mark Yim, Michael Rubenstein
Despite their growing popularity, swarms of robots remain limited by the operating time of each individual. We present algorithms which allow a human to sculpt a swarm of robots in…