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EU-funded SRoCS project studies swarm-robot construction system inspired by insects’ collective intelligence
The SRoCS project, supported by the EU’s H2020 program, studies a construction system using self-organizing robot swarms that mimic the nesting behavior of social insects.
What happened
According to the project summary on CORDIS, the SRoCS project explores the possibility of implementing social insects’ nesting behavior in robot swarms. Researchers will use hardware and simulations developed during doctoral research to develop and validate control software across four work packages.
Why it matters
The key question is how much of social insects’ nesting behavior can be transferred to autonomous, decentralized control for construction work using robot swarms. For researchers studying control systems for construction robots, a concrete point for assessment is that the project will develop and validate control software in four work packages under conditions in which individual robots operate autonomously, using an experimental platform established during doctoral research to address unresolved research questions.
Sources
Translated from the Japanese original: /news/eu-kensetsu-genba-muke-gun-robotto-kensetsu-shisutemu-srocs-585ff7. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.