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This paper reports on experiments conducted as part of the DARPA SDR (Software for Distributed Robotics) program. The core challenge for this program is to develop a system capable of carrying out ‘locate-and-protect’ missions: the system must be able to deploy a large number of robots into an unexplored building, map the building interior, locate a valued object, detect and track intruders, and transmit all of the above information to a remote observer/operator. To satisfy these requirements, we have developed a large heterogeneous robot team consisting of approximately 80 robots. This paper sketches the key technical elements of this system, and presents selected results from externally supervised experiments conducted in a 600 m 2 indoor environment.
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Howard, A., Parker, L.E., Sukhatme, G.S. (2006). The SDR Experience: Experiments with a Large-Scale Heterogeneous Mobile Robot Team. In: Ang, M.H., Khatib, O. (eds) Experimental Robotics IX. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 21. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11552246_12
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