TERMES Project: An autonomous robotic system for 3D collective construction
Uploaded on Jun 7, 2011
This video demonstrates the TERMES project progress as of May 2011, and accompanies the RSS 2011 paper. The video covers the autonomous robot (Kali) navigation, manipulation, and finally construction of a complete 10-block staircase. It also includes a simulation video of the algorithmic approach to constructing desired structures using decentralized rules.
TERMES Project: Adaptive Staircase
Uploaded on Jun 14, 2011
Autonomous construction of a staircase to scale a cliff of unknown height. The TERMES robot (Kali) detects unclimbable surfaces and uses previous experience to determine the next building sequence. The robot does this using only on-board IR range/pattern sensors (downwards and forwards) and internal tilt sensor.
TERMES Project: A Narrated Overview for General Audiences
Uploaded on Sep 14, 2011
A short overview of the TERMES project, in which we're developing multi-robot systems for automated construction, inspired by the building activity of termites. A user can ask for a particular final structure, and independent robots with decentralized control and onboard sensing will follow simple, local rules that guarantee correct completion of that structure.
Termite robots build castles with no human help
Published on Feb 13, 2014
A swarm of self-organsing robots can cooperate to build structures, making decisions based on their environment with no human control
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"Termite robots build castles with no human help"
by Hal Hodson
February 13, 2014
Termite-Inspired Robots Can Build Unsupervised
Published on Feb 17, 2014
Termites building a mound don't need central guidance, or even to communicate directly. Researchers at Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have built robots that work with similar autonomy, as Dr. Justin Werfel explains.
Designing Collective Behavior in a Termite-Inspired Robot Construction Team, Science 2014.
Published on Mar 14, 2014
Supplementary Movie 3: Hardware demonstration of three robots working on a castle-like structure, starting from a partially complete state (Fig. 4A). Robots are autonomous, independently controlled, and have strictly onboard, short-range sensing. Total elapsed time in this clip is 23 minutes.
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