Swarm robotics is an approach to collective robotics that takes inspiration from the self-
organized behaviors of social animals. Through simple rules and local interactions, swarm …

The ability to collectively choose the best among a finite set of alternatives is a fundamental
cognitive skill for robot swarms. In this paper, we propose a formal definition of the best-of-n …

Collective decision-making is a process whereby the members of a group decide on a
course of action by consensus. In this paper, we propose a collective decision-making …

In this paper, we propose a collective decision-making method for swarms of robots. The
method enables a robot swarm to select, from a set of possible actions, the one that has the …

Multiple-robot systems (MRS) that are decentrally organized have many benefits over
centralized systems. Decentralized systems are less affected by computational and …

This paper presents an entropy-based consensus algorithm for a swarm of artificial agents
with limited sensing, communication, and processing capabilities. Each agent is modeled as …

We characterize and improve an existing infrared relative localization/communication
module used to find range and bearing between robots in small-scale multi-robot systems …

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between common rationality (as a
factor of convergence of employees and managers), collective decision-making (as one of …

The area of cognitive or intelligent robotics is moving from the single monolithic robot control
and behavior problem to that of controlling robots with multiple components or multiple …

Robotic collectives are composed of hundreds or thousands of distributed robots using local
sensing and communication that encompass characteristics of biological spatial swarms …