Project Overview
The CotsBots
are inexpensive and modular mobile robots built entirely from
commercial off-the-shelf components. These robots provide a convenient
platform
on which to investigate algorithms, cooperation, and distributed
sensing in large
(> 50) robot networks. Each robot is small (13cm x 6.5cm base)
and costs
under $200. Each is equipped with on-board processing, radio
communication, and
a base platform for mobility. Software is written using TinyOS,
an open-source,
event-driven operating system for large-scale distributed sensor
networks. TinyOS also provides a modular software environment where
implementation details may be abstracted away from the robot
application developer. It is hoped that others
can leverage some of the ideas presented here to develop their own
distributed
robot systems.
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Recent Updates
- October
2006: We're starting a project to simulate the CotsBots in
Player/Stage. Stay tuned.
- February 2005: We have a new
motorboard that is currently being tested. This board should solve some
of the issues we've been seeing with Crossbow's latest programming
boards.
- January 2004: This
website is finally up!
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