IEEE Chicago Robotics and Automation Society Chapter Virtual Seminar: "Taming the Swarm: Scalability in Control and Design of Swarm Robotics"

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Abstract:
Advances in technology have begun to allow for the production of large groups, or swarms, of robots; however, there exists a large gap between their current capabilities and those of swarms found in nature or envisioned for future robot swarms.  These deficiencies are the result of two factors, difficulties in algorithmic control of these swarms, and limitations in hardware capabilities of the individuals. Creating a hardware system for large robotic swarms is an open
challenge; cost and manufacturability pressure hardware designs to besimple with minimal capabilities, while algorithm design favors more capable hardware. The robot design must balance these factors to create a simple robot that is, at the same time, capable of performing the desired behaviors.  In this talk, I will discuss the many challenges associated with creating a robot swarm at this scale and the implications this has for creating even larger, more capable swarms in the future.

• Date: 15 Jul 2020
• Time: 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
• All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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• Evanston, Illinois
• United States 60208

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• Starts 27 June 2020 08:06 AM
• Ends 14 July 2020 11:59 PM
• All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
• No Admission Charge

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(5 mins) Introduction of new local IEEE Chicago's Robotics and Automation Society Chapter,- Ben Don

(45 mins) Presentation from Professor Michael Rubenstein on his latest swarm research, - Dr. Michael Rubenstein

(10 mins) Q & A

If you have interest in joining the RAS Chicago leadership team or are hoping to give a presentation yourself, please reach out to its current Chair, Ben Don (benbdon@gmail.com).