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Entangled Gondolas. Design of Multi-layer Networks of Quantum-Driven Robotic Swarms

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Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation (WIVACE 2023)

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Swarms of robots can be thought of as networks, using the tools from telecommunications and network theory. A recent study designed sets of aquatic swarms of robots to clean the canals of Venice, interacting with computers on gondolas. The interaction between gondolas is one level higher in the hierarchy of communication. In other studies, pairwise communications between the robots in robotic swarms have been modeled via quantum computing. Here, we first apply quantum computing to the telecommunication-based model of an aquatic robotic swarm. Then, we use multilayer networks to model interactions within the overall system. Finally, we apply quantum entanglement to formalize the interaction and synchronization between “heads” of the swarms, that is, between gondolas. Our study can foster new strategies for search-and-rescue robotic-swarm missions, strengthening the connection between different areas of research in physics and engineering.

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    It is the application of the codes in https://github.com/medusamedusa/10_little_ants to the considered case.

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  1. Department of Engineering, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

    Maria Mannone, Valeria Seidita & Antonio Chella

  2. European Centre for Living Technology (ECLT), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

    Maria Mannone & Achille Giacometti

  3. Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari e Nanosistemi (DSMN), Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice, Italy

    Maria Mannone, Achille Giacometti & Peppino Fazio

  4. Potsdam Institute for Climate Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association, Potsdam, Germany

    Norbert Marwan

  5. Institute of Physics, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

    Norbert Marwan

  6. Institute of Geosciences, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

    Norbert Marwan

  7. ICAR, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy

    Antonio Chella

  8. VSB, Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czechia

    Peppino Fazio

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Mannone, M., Marwan, N., Seidita, V., Chella, A., Giacometti, A., Fazio, P. (2024). Entangled Gondolas. Design of Multi-layer Networks of Quantum-Driven Robotic Swarms. In: Villani, M., Cagnoni, S., Serra, R. (eds) Artificial Life and Evolutionary Computation. WIVACE 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1977. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-57430-6_14

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