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'''Swarm robotics''' is a new approach to the coordination of [[multirobot system]]s which consist of large numbers of mostly simple physical [[robot]]s. It is supposed that a desired [[collective behavior]] emerges from the interactions between the robots and interactions of robots with [[the environment]]. This approach emerged on the field of artificial swarm intelligence, as well as the biological studies of insects, ants and other fields in nature, where [[swarm]] behavior occurs.

The goal of swarm robotics is to study the design of robots, their physical body and their controlling [[behavior]]s. It is inspired but not limited by the [[emergent behavior]] observed in [[social insect]]s, called [[swarm intelligence]]. Relative simple individual rules can produce a large set of complex swarm behavior. A key-component is the communication between the individuals,members of the group that build a system of constant feedback. The swarm andbehavior involveinvolves constant change of individuals in cooperation with others, as well as the behavior of the whole group.

Unlike [[distributed robotic system]]s in general, swarm robotics emphasizes a ''large'' number of robots, and promotes [[scalability]], for instance by using only local communication. That local communication for example can be achieved by [[wireless]] transmission systems, like [[radio frequency]] or [[infrared]].