Swarm Robotics (SR) is an extension of the study of Multi-Robot Systems that exploits
concepts of communication, coordination and collaboration among a large number of robots …

The agility and ease of control make a quadrotor aircraft an attractive platform for studying
swarm behavior, modeling, and control. The energetics of sustained flight for small aircraft …

This paper aims to democratize the design and fabrication of robots, enabling people of all
skill levels to make robots without needing expert domain knowledge. Existing work in …

As personal fabrication becomes increasingly accessible and popular, a larger number of
makers, many without formal training, are dabbling in embedded and electronics design …

Robots are complex systems, and their design requires detailed knowledge of diverse fields,
including mechanics, electronics, software, and control theory. Thus, our ability to rapidly …

Robot design is a complex cognitive activity that requires the designer to iteratively navigate
multiple engineering disciplines and the relations between them. In this paper, we explore …

Robot design is a challenging problem involving a balance between the robot's mechanical
design, kinematic structure, and actuation and sensing capabilities. Recent work in …

Recent trends in robotics provide many drivers for miniaturization and biomimicry
[15][21][77]. Behavioral studies of swarming animals like bees, bats and birds, have opened …

Contemporary tools for the design of embedded systems, task-specific electronic devices,
are built on a paradigm that has not fundamentally changed since the era of pen-and-paper …

Recent advances in rapid fabrication technologies have given designers the ability to
manufacture increasingly complex geometries with little increase in cost, making it easier …