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| ===== Main Research Topics ===== | ===== Main Research Topics ===== | ||
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| + | ==== Swarm robotics for Firefighting ==== | ||
| + | How to make resilient robots for operations in dangerous environments? | ||
| + | === Current projects === | ||
| + | * A throwable, jumping robot for firefighting applications | ||
| ==== Programming robot swarms ==== | ==== Programming robot swarms ==== | ||
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| How can a robot swarm construct a shared representation of complex aspects of the environment, despite severe limitations in sensing and computational capabilities? | How can a robot swarm construct a shared representation of complex aspects of the environment, despite severe limitations in sensing and computational capabilities? | ||
| === Current projects === | === Current projects === | ||
| - | * Decentralized detection of spatial patterns | + | * Decentralized pattern detection with noisy sensors and lying robots |
| - | * Decentralized, memory-constrained SLAM with robot swarms | + | |
| ===== Primitives for human-swarm interaction ===== | ===== Primitives for human-swarm interaction ===== | ||
| Which behavioral traits can a swarm exhibit to interact with a human operator efficiently? Conversely, what kind of commands can a human operator give a swarm, for the swarm to execute them effectively? | Which behavioral traits can a swarm exhibit to interact with a human operator efficiently? Conversely, what kind of commands can a human operator give a swarm, for the swarm to execute them effectively? | ||
| === Current projects === | === Current projects === | ||
| - | * Novel interfaces for human-swarm interaction | + | * Hybrid goal- and robot-oriented interfaces |
| - | * Expressive swarm behaviors | + | * Tactile interfaces |