Robot Swarm

A swarm robotic demonstration using 278 miniature e-puck robots at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland. Robots in the video are all real, not computer generated.

For more information on the educational e-puck robot, please visit http://www.e-puck.org

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• robot
• swarm
• e-puck
• EPFL
• robotics
• technology

[k269643]

awesome ... how do you simulate your robot?

[JimPughEtAl]

We typically use the Webots simulator, which has some built-in features for the e-puck robot.

[Choice777]

it's played backwards

[whencani]

The last part was played in reverse. Whoopdy-doo. Not intelligent. Just a toy.

[ThePandemicvideos]

Great progress. One day we'll be able to build a fully functional Dalek and humanity will be over.

[schneemann1991]

I wish I had the money for 278 e-pucks ;)

[Humaneering]

thats my famly all the best from robotruss

[lucasmontec]

@whencani ok, build one than...

[manoftnuva]

Chinese parade =)

[ToX23in]

@xoxspliff What do you mean 'soon'?

[xoxspliff]

soon, they will be getting the public to work like this.. mindless and controlled.

[pomeroy600287]

yeah, I think the robots are going backwards, because if you look at the close ups near the start, you can see that the bit of the robot that touches the ground (not including wheels) is in the front, and, logically, it should be at the back, to keep it on a straight course, like the tail on an aeroplane or a kite. or having a supermarket trolley wheel and pushing it forward so it swivels, then trying to make it go backwards without swiveling round again. difficult.

[julienhendrickx]

@dimented24x7

That's actually what they've done.