Abstract Purpose of Review This review studies recent developments towards the physical
design and control of self-assembling multi-robot systems. Recent Findings A wide range of …

Agents are used to exhibit swarm intelligence in the sense of convergence, while
divergence is equivalently common in nature and useful in complex applications for multi …

Reconfigurable robot swarms are capable of connecting with each other to form complex
structures. Current mechanical or magnetic connection mechanisms can be complicated to …

In this paper, we present a heterogeneous robot swarm system that can physically couple
with each other to form functional structures and dynamically decouple to perform individual …

Path-tracking is often challenging in miniature robots because their feet or wheels tend to
slip due to the low robot weight. In this work, we investigate the effect of c-leg compliance on …

This paper presents a novel modular robot system that can self-reconfigure to achieve
omnidirectional movements for collaborative object transportation. Each robotic module is …

Urban search and rescue (USAR) remains a challenging application domain despite recent
and rapid advancements in robotics. Navigating complex environments is difficult for robotic …

Handling complex terrains is often problematic for miniature mobile robots due to their small
size and low weight. Soft robots can utilize their compliance to overcome obstacles in the …

The standard quadrotor is one of the most popular and widely used aerial vehicle of recent
decades, offering great maneuverability with mechanical simplicity. However, the under …

Multi-robot systems (MRS) have shown collective behaviors and enhanced capabilities in
the literature. Real-time control of MRS is challenging due to the exponentially growing state …