Self-Organizing Robots

• Main Authors: Murata, Satoshi (Author), Kurokawa, Haruhisa (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Tokyo, 2012.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 77
• Subjects: Engineering.; Architecture, Computer.; Artificial intelligence.; Systems biology.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Mechanical engineering.; Robotics.; Automation.; Robotics and Automation.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Mechanical Engineering.; Systems Biology.; Computer System Implementation.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.

It is man’s ongoing hope that a machine could somehow adapt to its environment by reorganizing itself. This is what the notion of self-organizing robots is based on. The theme of this book is to examine the feasibility of creating such robots within the limitations of current mechanical engineering....

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Designing by Self-Organization
• Self-Organization of Biological Systems
• History of Self-organizing Machines
• Basics in Mathematics and Distributed Algorithms.-  Artificial Self-assembly and Self-repair
• Prototypes of Self-Organizing Robots
• Robotic Metamorphosis
• Self-Organization of Motion
• Hardware and Software
• The Future of Self-Organizing Robots.