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Development of a desktop swarm robot system based on pheromone communication

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Complex and adaptive population behavior emerges in social insects. In ants, in particular, pheromone communication is the key to understanding their swarm intelligence. This article proposes a swarm robot system based on pheromone communication, and reports on the current status of the development of our robot system. We believe that the system could be used in swarm robotics and complex systems education.

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  1. Advanced Course of Electricity and Control System Engineering, Anan National College of Technology, Tokushima, Japan

    Naoyuki Kitamura

  2. Information Technology Center, Numazu National College of Technology, 3600 Ooka, Numazu, Shizuoka, 410-8501, Japan

    Yoshiyuki Nakamichi

  3. Department of Systems and Control Engineering, Anan National College of Technology, Tokushima, Japan

    Koji Fukuda

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Correspondence to Yoshiyuki Nakamichi.

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This work was presented in part at the 14th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, February 5–7, 2009

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Kitamura, N., Nakamichi, Y. & Fukuda, K. Development of a desktop swarm robot system based on pheromone communication. Artif Life Robotics 14, 329–331 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-009-0672-3

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