Name
Abstract | ||
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Consider a robot trying to accomplish a mission in an unfamiliar, hostile, and dynamic environment. As the robot encounters a seemingly insurmountable obstacle, it quickly reconfigures itself into two smaller robots, and with the aid of a nearby puddle of water, these two robots conduct self-detection procedures to confirm successful reconfiguration. One robot then calibrates itself using its reduced sensor suite and begins climbing over the obstacle, whilst the other robot folds itself into a compact structure and finds a crevice it can use to bypass the obstacle. But when the obstacle shifts, both robots send signals to a base to warn of impending mission failure. A copy of the original robot, located at the base, receives these warning signals and initiates a rapid self-replication process by assembling available resources. The resultant robotic offspring are then ready to continue the mission when called upon. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2011 | 10.1017/S0263574710000834 | Robotica |
Keywords | DocType | Volume |
compact structure,obstacle shift,available resource,nearby puddle,robotic self-x system,insurmountable obstacle,original robot,rapid self-replication process,dynamic environment,smaller robot,impending mission failure | Journal | 29 |
Issue | ISSN | Citations |
1 | 0263-5747 | 0 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.34 | 0 | 2 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amor a. Menezes | 1 | 14 | 4.73 |
| Pierre T. Kabamba | 2 | 58 | 17.07 |