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Humanoid Multi-robot Systems

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The ability to function socially, both directly in groups and indirectly through understanding the needs and perspectives of others, is an important part of intelligent behavior. This chapter introduces important elements of multi-agent and multi-robot systems and focuses on the particular issues brought about when humanoid robots are employed. Previous work using humanoid robots - both inside and outside of robotics competitions - is reviewed, and open problems are discussed.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Manitoba, MB R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    John E. Anderson

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    Ambarish Goswami

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    Prahlad Vadakkepat

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Anderson, J.E. (2018). Humanoid Multi-robot Systems. In: Goswami, A., Vadakkepat, P. (eds) Humanoid Robotics: A Reference. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7194-9_140-1

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