Collective (micro)robotics
Description: This project investigates systems composed of multiple agents and how their interactions give rise to collective behaviors. We explore mechanisms of coordination and control within these systems, aiming to understand and engineer emergent properties that cannot be achieved by individual agents. These emergent behaviors are exploited for advanced manipulation and the assembly of structures. In addition to inter-agent dynamics, the project also studies how collective systems interact with their surrounding environment, including fluidic, magnetic, and surface-mediated influences.
Publications
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Juan J Huaroto, Franco N Piñan Basualdo, Dionne Lisa Roos Ariëns, Sarthak Misra. "Non-uniform magnetic fields for collective behavior of self-assembled magnetic pillars." Swarm Intelligence (2024). doi.org/10.1007/s11721-024-00240-z.
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Franco N Piñan Basualdo, Sarthak Misra. "Collaborative magnetic agents for 3d microrobotic grasping." Advanced Intelligent Systems 5.12 (2023). doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202300365.
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Franco N Piñan Basualdo, Gaurav Gardi, Wendong Wang, Sinan O Demir, Aude Bolopion, Michaël Gauthier, Pierre Lambert, Metin Sitti. "Control and transport of passive particles using self-organized spinning micro-disks." IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters 7.2 (2022). doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2022.3143306.
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Ylona Collard, Franco N Piñan Basualdo, Aude Bolopion, Michaël Gauthier, Pierre Lambert, Nicolas Vandewalle. "Controlled transitions between metastable states of 2D magnetocapillary crystals." Scientific Reports 12.1 (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20035-8.