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In this paper, we study aggregation in a swarm of simple robots, called s − bots, having the capability to self-organize and self-assemble to form a robotic system, called a swarm − bot. The aggregation process, observed in many biological systems, is of fundamental importance since it is the prerequisite for other forms of cooperation that involve self-organization and self-assembling. We consider the problem of defining the control system for the swarm − bot using artificial evolution. The results obtained in a simulated 3D environment are presented and analyzed. They show that artificial evolution, exploiting the complex interactions among s − bots and between s − bots and the environment, is able to produce simple but general solutions to the aggregation problem.
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Trianni, V., Groß, R., Labella, T.H., Şahin, E., Dorigo, M. (2003). Evolving Aggregation Behaviors in a Swarm of Robots. In: Banzhaf, W., Ziegler, J., Christaller, T., Dittrich, P., Kim, J.T. (eds) Advances in Artificial Life. ECAL 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2801. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39432-7_93
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