Swarm Robotics
Merel Ekelhof,Giacomo Persi Paoli (UNIDIR)
A UNIDIR report on swarm robotics examining the technical and operational principles behind coordinated autonomous systems. Draws on expert interviews to map the capabilities, limitations, and policy implications of multi-robot swarms.
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