Symbrion Explained

Symbrion
Commercial:No
Type:Swarm robotics
Location:European Union
Owner:Funded by the European Commission
Current Status:Closed

Symbrion (Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms) is a project funded by the European Commission between 2008 and 2013 to develop a framework in which a homogeneous swarm of miniature interdependent robots can co-assemble into a larger robotic organism to gain problem-solving momentum.[1] [2] [3]

One of the key aspects of Symbrion is inspired by the biological world: an artificial genome that allows storing and evolution of suboptimal configurations in order to increase the speed of adaptation.

The SYMBRION project does not start from zero; previous development and research from projects I-SWARM and the open-source SWARMROBOT serve as a mounting point.[4] A large part of the developments within Symbrion is open-source and open-hardware.[5]

Co-operating universities

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Notes and References

  1. News: Robots with a mind of their own. ITV News. 13 March 2008. 10 August 2023.
  2. News: Symbrion - Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms Project Seeks Self-Building Swarms. Science 2.0. 13 March 2008. 10 August 2023.
  3. News: SYMBRION - Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms. Technovelgy. 16 March 2008. 10 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Open-source micro-robotic project . 10 August 2023 . Jasmine Swarm Robot Platform.
  5. Web site: 10 August 2010 . Robot3D . 10 August 2023 . launchpad.net.