Low cost swarm robotic platforms operating with open-source software for cooperative applications

Abstract

One of the numerous implementations, Intelligent Systems Lab of the Technological Institute of Piraeus, Greece, has recently accomplished are described in this paper. Within the area of small mobile robots design, the project combines computer science in modern network protocol communication and microcontroller based motion control tasks. The goal of building autonomous hand-on robotic platforms for multiple educational and every day applications in society, has long been an area of investigation and development for researchers and engineers. The presented pair of versatile robots in this project is designed to act as the “chase and hunter” application, which at least meets the requirements of constant need for evolution in the robotics domain. Low cost, though modern and up to date technology was used and all gear data will be explained in details as well as the performing scenario.