Editing Swarm robotics (section)

{{Short description|Coordination of multiple robots as a system}}
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[[File:RechargingSwarm.jpg|thumb|right|Swarm of [[open-source]] Jasmine micro-robots recharging themselves]]
[[Image:IRobot Create team.jpg|thumb|right|A team of [[iRobot Create]] [[robot]]s at the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]]]
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'''Swarm robotics''' is the study of how to design independent systems of robots without centralized control. The emerging [[Swarm behaviour|swarming behavior]] of robotic swarms is created through the interactions between individual robots and the environment.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Dorigo |first1=Marco |last2=Birattari |first2=Mauro |last3=Brambill |first3=Manuele |date=2014 |title=Swarm Robotics |journal=Scholarpedia |language=en-UK |volume=9 |issue=1 |page=1463 |bibcode=2014SchpJ...9.1463D |doi=10.4249/scholarpedia.1463 |doi-access=free}}</ref> This idea emerged on the field of [[artificial swarm intelligence]], as well as the studies of insects, ants and other fields in nature, where [[Swarm behaviour|swarm behavior]] occurs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nguyen |first=Luong Vuong |date=2 October 2024 |title=Swarm Intelligence-Based Multi-Robotics: A Comprehensive Review |journal=AppliedMath |language=en |volume=4 |issue=4 |pages=1192–1210 |doi=10.3390/appliedmath4040064 |doi-access=free |issn=2673-9909 }}</ref>

Relatively simple individual rules can produce a large set of complex [[Swarm behaviour|swarm behaviors]]. A key component is the communication between the members of the group that build a system of constant feedback. The swarm behavior involves constant change of individuals in cooperation with others, as well as the behavior of the whole group.