To effectively perform collective monitoring of dynamic environments, a robot swarm needs
to adapt to changes by processing the latest information and discarding outdated beliefs. We …

Robot autonomy is an influential and ubiquitous factor in human-robot interaction (HRI), but
it is rarely discussed beyond a one-dimensional measure of the degree to which a robot …

During a natural disaster such as hurricane, earthquake, or fire, robots have the potential to
explore vast areas and provide valuable aid in search & rescue efforts. These scenarios are …

Biologically inspired collective decision-making algorithms show promise for implementing
spatially distributed searching tasks with robotic systems. One example is the best-of-N …

Measuring and comparing resilience is crucial for evaluating different algorithms'
performance. Existing resilience metrics focus on a system's ability to maintain a particular …

Goal-based agents need to be resilient to perturbations in the world. Existing resilience
definitions emphasize maintenance-type goals and, consequently, describe how well …

Interest in collective robotic systems has increased rapidly due to the potential benefits that
can be offered to operators, such as increased safety and support, who perform challenging …

Over the last decade, there has been great debate about the introduction of AI to warfare.
However, that debate has been primarily about how to make sure that AI applications are not …

Collective robotic systems are biologically inspired and advantageous due to their apparent
global intelligence and emergent behaviors. Many applications can benefit from the …

Safety-critical human-computer interaction has focused on technology use in life-critical
situations, including military operations. Due to the practical relevance of HCI and …