Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms
Public support
Provider
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Programme
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Call for proposals
FP7-ICT-2009-5
Main participants
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Contest type
RP - Co-financing of EC programme
Contract ID
13595/2011 ? 321
Alternative language
Project name in Czech
Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms
Annotation in Czech
The main focus of the SYMBRION project is to investigate and develop novel principles of adaptation and evolution for symbiotic multi-robot organisms based on bio-inspired approaches and modern computing paradigms. Such robot organisms will consist of super-large-scale swarms of robots, which can dock with each other and symbiotically share energy and computational resources within a single artificial-life-form. The bio-inspired evolutionary paradigms combined with robot embodiment and swarm-emergent phenomena, enable the organisms to autonomously manage their own hardware and software organization. In this way, artificial robotic organisms become self-configuring, self-healing, self-optimizing and self-protecting from both hardware and software perspectives. This leads not only to extremely adaptive, evolve-able and scalable robotic systems, but also enables robot organisms to emerge new, previously unforeseen, functionality. The extension (SYMBRION-Enlarged EU)focuses in the area of large multi-robot simulation and introduces brand novel features for scalability and granularity control. The foreseen added-value consists in a massive performance improvement and elaboration of new techniques for a smooth transition between reality and simulator. Thisconcept allows performing on-board and off-board simulated tests during the research and developmental phases as well as shifting evolutionary processes from reality to simulation and back. Besides that, advanced random-sampling methods will be investigated towards buildup of actuation primitives. This allows optimization of the multi-robot motion control as well as will boost research and experiments in the field of evolutionary techniques. These additional elements will increase the level of achievements of the SYMBRION project related to simulated and real robotic experiments.
Scientific branches
R&D category
ZV - Basic research
CEP classification - main branch
JD - Use of computers, robotics and its application
CEP - secondary branch
JB - Sensors, detecting elements, measurement and regulation
CEP - another secondary branch
JC - Computer hardware and software
OECD FORD - equivalent branches <br>(according to the <a href="http://www.vyzkum.cz/storage/att/E6EF7938F0E854BAE520AC119FB22E8D/Prevodnik_oboru_Frascati.pdf">converter</a>)
20201 - Electrical and electronic engineering<br>20204 - Robotics and automatic control<br>20205 - Automation and control systems<br>20206 - Computer hardware and architecture
Completed project evaluation
Provider evaluation
U - Uspěl podle zadání (s publikovanými či patentovanými výsledky atd.)
Project results evaluation
Following the condition that the candidate of financial contribution was evaluated and afterwards selected by international provider in accordance with the rules of the program the Ministry of Education, Youth ans Sports does not realize the evaluation of project results. The project is evaluated only after its approval by an international provider.
Solution timeline
Realization period - beginning
Jan 1, 2011
Realization period - end
Jan 31, 2013
Project status
U - Finished project
Latest support payment
Apr 4, 2012
Data delivery to CEP
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data delivery code
CEP14-MSM-7E-U/01:1
Data delivery date
Jun 30, 2014
Finance
Total approved costs
2,624 thou. CZK
Public financial support
2,624 thou. CZK
Other public sources
0 thou. CZK
Non public and foreign sources
0 thou. CZK