Replicators in Europe

In the 7th Framework Program of the European Community a project has started in 2008, in which modular robots are developed by many research parties in Europe (Universität Stuttgart, Universität Graz, Universität Karlsruhe, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Sheffield Hallam University, Fraunhofer Gesellshaft, Institut Mikroelektronickych Aplikaci, Ubisense, Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze and Almende B.V., see http://www.replicators.eu) that go beyond the swarm mode and are able to form robot organisms.  Read the rest of this entry »