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The context of this work is the young field of swarm robotics. A preeminent characteristic of swarm robotics is its inter-disciplinarity. Diverse disciplines such as philosophy or engineering are relevant. Classical robotics is already an interdisciplinary field uniting mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, cognitive systems, artificial intelligence, and even philosophy. However, swarm robotics is even more extensive including fields of biology, classical chemistry, and statistical physics.
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Hamann, H. (2010). Introduction and Purpose. In: Space-Time Continuous Models of Swarm Robotic Systems. Cognitive Systems Monographs, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13377-0_1
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