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A special issue of Ad Hoc Networks on "Theory, algorithms and applications of wireless networked robotics"

Communications, control, mobility, and cooperation are the main keywords of future Wireless Networked Robotics. This new research field brings together the physical control of mobile sensors and actuators of robotic systems along with their communication and motion capabilities. The aim is to foster cooperation and information sharing among the devices and the robots, and to permit that mission...

SWARM: Secure Wireless Ad hoc Robots on Mission A Course Where Wireless Security Meets Robotics

In this paper, we describe the SWARM course. SWARM was designed for Honor Senior students to learn and practice secure wireless communication in the setting of rescue mission type of applications [1]. The theoretical component of the course covers aspects such as cryptography, security protocols, and wireless communication protocols. On the practical side, the students’ teams design a system co...

Half-baked, Ad-hoc and Noisy: Minimal Simulations for Evolutionary Robotics

This paper puts forward a theoretical framework and formal language for understanding how simple , fast simulations can be used to artiicially evolve controllers for real robots. It begins by putting forward a general set of equations that describe the way in which an agent-environment system changes over time, and analyses what it means for an agent to exhibit a particular behaviour within suc...

CULTURAL ROBOTICS: The Culture of Robotics and Robotics in Culture

In this paper, we have investigated the concept of "Cultural Robotics" with regard to the evolution of social into cultural robots in the 21st Century. By defining the concept of culture, the potential development of a culture between humans and robots is explored. Based on the cultural values of the robotics developers, and the learning ability of current robots, cultural attributes in this re...

Handbook of Robotics Chapter 61: Evolutionary Robotics