This article reviews the current state of the art in the development of modular reconfigurable
robot (MRR) systems and suggests promising future research directions. A wide variety of …

This work presents a review and discussion of the challenges that must be solved in order to
successfully develop swarms of Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) for real world operations. From …

Mobile microrobots, which can navigate, sense, and interact with their environment, could
potentially revolutionize biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing …

Nowadays, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are used in many different applications.
Using systems of multiple UAVs is the next obvious step in the process of applying this …

This paper proposes a novel modular selfreconfigurable robot (MSRR)" FreeBOT", which
can be connected freely at any point on other robots. FreeBOT is mainly composed of two …

Collaborative simultaneous localization and map** (CSLAM) is essential for autonomous
aerial swarms, laying the foundation for downstream algorithms, such as planning and …

Recently, reconfigurable drones have gained particular attention in the field of automation
and flying robots. Unlike the conventional drones, they are characterized by a variable …

Self-assembly of modular robotic systems enables the construction of complex robotic
configurations to adapt to different tasks. This paper presents a framework for SMORES …

Industry 4.0 derived technologies have the potential to enable a new wave of digital
manufacturing solutions for semi and fully automated production. In addition, this paradigm …