# Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/modular-robots-and-swarm-intelligence/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on self-reconfigurable robotic systems and modular robotics, exploring topics such as self-reconfiguration, swarm-bots, programmable matter, distributed control, microscale self-assembly, morphogenetic engineering, and collective construction. The research covers a wide range of applications and techniques for creating adaptive and reconfigurable robotic systems. |
| Domain | Physical Sciences |
| Field | Engineering |
| OpenAlex ID | t12784 |
| Works | 93 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 93.

- [The grand challenges of <i>Science Robotics</i>](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-grand-challenges-of-i-science-robotics-i/)
- [Wireless sensor networks](https://scholariq.org/papers/wireless-sensor-networks/)
- [A survey of Tactile Human–Robot Interactions](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-survey-of-tactile-human-robot-interactions/)
- [A bioinspired soft manipulator for minimally invasive surgery](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-bioinspired-soft-manipulator-for-minimally-invasive-surgery/)
- [Toward a Common Framework and Database of Materials for Soft Robotics](https://scholariq.org/papers/toward-a-common-framework-and-database-of-materials-for-soft-robotics/)
- [Human–robot interaction in agriculture: A survey and current challenges](https://scholariq.org/papers/human-robot-interaction-in-agriculture-a-survey-and-current-challenges/)
- [STIFF-FLOP surgical manipulator: Mechanical design and experimental characterization of the single module](https://scholariq.org/papers/stiff-flop-surgical-manipulator-mechanical-design-and-experimental/)
- [3-D printing of concrete: Beyond horizons](https://scholariq.org/papers/3-d-printing-of-concrete-beyond-horizons/)
- [Challenges and Outlook in Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects](https://scholariq.org/papers/challenges-and-outlook-in-robotic-manipulation-of-deformable-objects/)
- [Agricultural Robotics: Unmanned Robotic Service Units in Agricultural Tasks](https://scholariq.org/papers/agricultural-robotics-unmanned-robotic-service-units-in-agricultural-tasks/)
- [Parallel Robots](https://scholariq.org/papers/parallel-robots/)
- [Motion planning of multiple mobile robots for cooperative manipulation and transportation](https://scholariq.org/papers/motion-planning-of-multiple-mobile-robots-for-cooperative-manipulation-and/)
- [Multi-agent robot systems as distributed autonomous systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/multi-agent-robot-systems-as-distributed-autonomous-systems/)
- [On-chip magnetically actuated robot with ultrasonic vibration for single cell manipulations](https://scholariq.org/papers/on-chip-magnetically-actuated-robot-with-ultrasonic-vibration-for-single-cell/)
- [Programmable design of soft pneu-net actuators with oblique chambers can generate coupled bending and twisting motions](https://scholariq.org/papers/programmable-design-of-soft-pneu-net-actuators-with-oblique-chambers-can/)

## Topic primary papers

- [The grand challenges of <i>Science Robotics</i>](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-grand-challenges-of-i-science-robotics-i/)
- [Multi-agent robot systems as distributed autonomous systems](https://scholariq.org/papers/multi-agent-robot-systems-as-distributed-autonomous-systems/)
- [Developing pervasive multi-agent systems with nature-inspired coordination](https://scholariq.org/papers/developing-pervasive-multi-agent-systems-with-nature-inspired-coordination/)
- [A reconfigurable modular robotic endoluminal surgical system: vision and preliminary results](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-reconfigurable-modular-robotic-endoluminal-surgical-system-vision-and/)
- [Towards a 3g crawling robot through the integration of microrobot technologies](https://scholariq.org/papers/towards-a-3g-crawling-robot-through-the-integration-of-microrobot-technologies/)
- [Multi-Agent Foraging: state-of-the-art and research challenges](https://scholariq.org/papers/multi-agent-foraging-state-of-the-art-and-research-challenges/)
- [Large-scale programmable assembly of functional micro-components for advanced electronics via light-regulated adhesion and polymer growth](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-scale-programmable-assembly-of-functional-micro-components-for-advanced/)
- [Optimized Decentralized Swarm Communication Algorithms for Efficient Task Allocation and Power Consumption in Swarm Robotics](https://scholariq.org/papers/optimized-decentralized-swarm-communication-algorithms-for-efficient-task/)
- [Connection Mechanism for Autonomous Self-Assembly in Mobile Robots](https://scholariq.org/papers/connection-mechanism-for-autonomous-self-assembly-in-mobile-robots/)
- [A Microscopic Vision-Based Robotic System For Floating Electrode Assembly](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-microscopic-vision-based-robotic-system-for-floating-electrode-assembly/)
- [RoboParrot 2.0: A multi-purpose social robot](https://scholariq.org/papers/roboparrot-2-0-a-multi-purpose-social-robot/)
- [Optimization of KNTU Delta robot for pick and place application](https://scholariq.org/papers/optimization-of-kntu-delta-robot-for-pick-and-place-application/)
- [Kanban system based on manufacturing equipment operation monitoring](https://scholariq.org/papers/kanban-system-based-on-manufacturing-equipment-operation-monitoring/)
- [Cross-Compiling Shading Languages](https://scholariq.org/papers/cross-compiling-shading-languages/)
- [Conveying information with groups of robots through expressive motion](https://scholariq.org/papers/conveying-information-with-groups-of-robots-through-expressive-motion/)

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