Brian Douglas
03/16/2025
Brian Douglas
03/16/2025
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Controlling robotic swarms! Come with me to the Robotics, Aerospace, and Information Networks lab at the University of Washington to learn the basics of swarm robotics. Find out how simple distributed algorithms can generate coordination within multi-robot systems.
RAIN Lab: http://rain.aa.washington.edu/
Detail research information; select a topic to see published papers: http://rain.aa.washington.edu/Research_Areas/Dynamic_Networks
Conway’s Game of Life: http://pmav.eu/stuff/javascript-game-of-life-v3.1.1/
The RAIN lab funding sources for the research discussed in this video are:
– Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
– Army Research Office (ARO)
Thanks to Dr. Airlie Chapman, Eric Schoof, Dr. Mehran Mesbahi, and the team at the RAIN lab for sharing their research with me and allowing me to share it with you.
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30 Comments
@Multichick
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMThank you! Working on transportation mesh systems
@weirdsciencetv4999
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMYou could use artificial evolution to create the rules for individuals in the swarm, or even try PPO
@crow578
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMMany of these problems were solved earlier than you know. In the early 1990's I did pioneering work in this area – before the term "swarm robotics" even existed. There was a Japanese roboticist who may have built a "swarm" before I did, as he published a book about it in 1992. There was doubtless someone thinking about this even earlier, as the concept of "grey goo" goes back to the 1960's.
@grimkur
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMaged well !
@capscaps04
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMProblably will be used to kill poor people in a future war.
@crow578
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMSeems more complicated than it was for me thirty years ago…in 1993, I created what I believe to be the world's first robot "swarm".
@muhammadrafianazim2468
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMi wish you make a tutorial about this project
@ohboiherewego6831
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMdear NSA agent assigned to my case,
i just want to get some drones to pick up trash in my room i swear 🤣🤣🤣
@recalcitrantrecidivist5927
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMThey testing it all out in Ukraine and Gaza right now. Thanks guys. FFS!
@Larrythebassman
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMAwesome
@moineagu1
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMBrilliant project congratulations
@Astroponicist
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMI am interested in the In-Situ utilization of orbital debris. Orbital drone swarms seam to have potential to solve many of the challenges of capture of smaller Orbital debris particles (10cm<) for return to an orbital space station for processing. If the sensory data from each unit is collated to a universal map the orbital parameters for objects that have up to this time been undetectable to ground based radar could be determined & capture solutions could be assigned to units with the best state vectors. how might such devices be programed for orbital sweeping for small orbital debris?
@gericomy
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMdrone swarm
@semiuodunayoadebayo6299
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMThis is a great video to start with. Thanks for sharing. SWARM robotics is what I've always want to delve into since my Bachelors. Precisely, I was looking to solve the environmental disaster with field fire outbreak in the summer during heat waves. I can see from your video that there are lots of ideas in that area, and would love to see how I can contribute to that body of knowledge for my Masters in Robotics and Automation Engineering.
Thanks once again.
@basheeral-momani2032
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMAwesome, and as always thanks for sharing
@mecatx
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMInteresting, just found this video again. We never heard from anyone related to our message. We are now working on c controlling the Robomaster TT with IR controllers and the mind+ program.
@deepspeak2886
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMhave you installed a gimbal device on one?
@mecatx
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMGreat video! We tried to do swarm formations for a year with the DJI Tello EDU ( Micro-drones ) . We never succeeded. problems with reserving IP's on routers. We have now succeeded easily with up to 10 Makerfire LiteBee Wing FM micro-drones. We use Aruco markers for takeoff, landing, and flight execution sites. These drones re made of LEGO block styles. therefore we can easily 3D print top and bottom load attachments and parts. They also offer various modules such as electromagnetic release attachments, We have several video's on MECATX Youtube channel. Wea re working on SAR, and tele-medicine uses of drones. You can contact me at dfkott@aol.com. We would like to her from those interested in micro-drone formation flying!
@PasanJayaweeraYashoda
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMone word – EDITH (spider man far from home)
@HectorGarciadeMarina
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMI am super late. Nevertheless, thanks a lot for helping to disseminate the amazing topic of swarm robotics in control theory!
@deborahwright696
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMI like it
@andraslibal
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMThere is also the Vicsek model for active matter that is very similar to the way the robots aligned themselves in the example.
I will build a robotic swarm in the near future I got a grant and I am interested in this type of research.
@TheMerioz
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMThanks, Brian ! that was a really interesting and informative video. But can you give me any source for consensus algorithm for quadcopters with implementation.
@leventeperes4213
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMI'd love a more current version of this!
@TomOtero1984
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMCame here to learn more about Control Theory. Left here to go apply to UW!
@Humam4327
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMCool vid but do u not see dat there are Omni directional wheels irl so cars can move sideways
@heainzmanoj156
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMIn Soviet Russia, the Robotic Swarms control you
@TheCollabCurator
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMGreat video! How is it possible this only has 50K views after 5 years.
@ankhtruth
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PMFirst area of application will be military or police who wants to eliminate enemies or supress certain behaviour in humans. Itś time to start figuring out countermeasures to robotic forces or humanity will be supressed and slaughtered by government and dictating forces. They have the money and technology, we dont.
@sashamuller9743
03/16/2025 - 6:09 PM04:50 social distancing robots