We consider point particles moving inside spherical urns connected by cylindrical channels
whose axes both lie along the horizontal direction. The microscopic dynamics differ from that …

This article examines the problems of multi-robot coverage and persistent monitoring of
regions of interest with limited sensing robots. A group of robots, each equipped with only …

In densely-packed robot swarms operating in confined regions, spatial interference-which
manifests itself as a competition for physical space-forces robots to spend more time …

In this paper, two real-time path-planning algorithms that provide an optimal path for
autonomous robots with static obstacles avoidance are studied and compared. The …

Cockroach shelter-seeking strategy may initially look like an undirected random search, but
we show that they are attracted to darkened shelters. They arrive at a shelter in about half …

The paper reports on a new data-driven methodology for uncertainty quantification in
centimeter-scale robots. We employ tools from functional expansion-based methods, the …

In this paper, we solve the problem of relay robot placement in multi-robot missions to
establish or enhance communication between a static operator and a number of remote …

Robotics promises great benefits for human beings, both at the industrial level and
concerning personal services. This has led to the continuous development and research in …

Social behaviors in animals such as bees, ants, and birds have shown high levels of
intelligence from a multi-agent system perspective. They present viable solutions to real …

In this paper we propose an on-line motion planning strategy for autonomous robots in
dynamic and locally observable environments. In this approach, we first visually identify …