Minimalist Robot

Minimalist robots, characterized by their simplicity and low cost, are a burgeoning area of robotics research focused on achieving complex collective behaviors with limited individual capabilities. Current research emphasizes decentralized control algorithms, often employing techniques like Lyapunov stability analysis, to enable tasks such as target encapsulation and coordinated movement without relying on inter-robot communication or precise localization. This focus on simplicity facilitates scalability and robustness in swarm robotics, with applications ranging from environmental monitoring to construction and manufacturing, and contributes to a deeper understanding of emergent behavior in decentralized systems.