Swarm Robotics

Swarm Robotics is the study in which large numbers of simple robots are deployed to perform complex tasks in a simple way. These groups of robots form a swarm. Since these robot swarms can move to farther distances, it is important to have a pervasive networking environment for communications among robots, administrators, and mobile users. For this purpose, we propose to build a wireless mesh network as the wireless backbone within the areas of special interest. One or more robots can get connected with a nearby mesh router and access the remote server. Within each swarm, a self-organizing mobile ad hoc network is formed. So the major components in designing a swarm robot is Arduino UNO, RF Transmitter and Encoder module, L293D Motor driver circuit, DC motors. The applications are the swarms of robots of different sizes could be sent to different danger prone areas where workers cannot reach safely, to detect the presence of life via infra-red sensors. On the other hand, swarm robotics can be suited to tasks that demand cheap designs, for instance mining or agricultural foraging tasks.