Robomote: A Tiny Mobile Robot Platform for Large-Scale Sensor Networks
Robomote: A Tiny Mobile Robot Platform for Large-Scale Sensor Networks". In IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2 1143-1148, Washington DC, May 2002.. "
This paper introduces Robomote, a robotic solution developed to explore problems in large-scale distributed robotics and sensor networks. The design explicitly aims at enabling research in sensor networking, adhoc networking, nassively distributed robotics, and extended longevity. The platform must meet many demanding criteria not limited to but including: miniature size, low power, low cost, simple fabrication, and a sensor/actuator suite that facilitates navigation and localization. We argue that a robot test bed such as Robomote is necessary for practical research with large networks of mobile robots. Further, we present a preliminary analysis of Robomotes' success to this end.
Robotics, mobile robots, sensor networks, as-hoc networks, micro-robots, distributed robotics