Externally-driven Actuation for Swarm Robots
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Externally driven actuation for swarm robots: We designed a prototype robotic system that allows for externally powered motion in 2D without sacrificing individual autonomy, which simplifies the robot hardware, possibly enabling larger swarm sizes. This is accomplished using a table surface that is moving in an orbital fashion, and where robots can move to any point on the table surface simply through a series of carefully timed attachment and detachment steps.
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