Cooperative Locomotion

Cooperative locomotion research focuses on enabling multiple legged robots to move together safely and efficiently, achieving coordinated tasks beyond the capabilities of individual robots. Current efforts concentrate on developing robust control algorithms, often employing model predictive control (MPC) or control barrier functions (CBFs), within distributed or centralized architectures based on simplified robot models like single rigid body dynamics. These advancements are crucial for improving the reliability and scalability of multi-robot systems in challenging environments, with applications ranging from search and rescue to construction and transportation.