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System for self-organizing mobile robotic collectives

  • US 8,112,176 B2
  • Filed: 01/30/2008
  • Issued: 02/07/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for managing a robotic network, comprising:

  • a plurality of mobile robots, each robot including program code configured to communicate and exchange information with other robots, and a set of sensors, wherein all robots are configured to track each other;

    wherein when robots are removed from or added to the network, the remaining network adjusts;

    wherein the robot network includes a plurality of sensor sources;

    wherein the robot network is linked together to connect all robots to at least one other robot;

    wherein the robots communicate with other robots within the network to share sensor data; and

    wherein the robots in the robot network transmit to and receives sensor data from other robots in the network.

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