Project description Cognitive Systems, Interaction, RoboticsSuper-large-scale swarm of small autonomous mobile micro-robotsThe REPLICATOR project focuses on the development of an advanced robotic system, consisting of a super-large-scale swarm of small autonomous mobile micro-robots that are capable of self-assembling into large artificial organisms. These robotic organisms possess common energy and information buses as well as reliable legged, wheeled or climbing locomotion, based on modular sub-systems which can be autonomously reconfigured. They will be used to build autonomous sensor networks, capable of self-spreading and self-maintaining in open-ended and hazardous environments. Show the project objective Hide the project objective TThe REPLICATOR project focuses on the development of an advanced robotic system, consisting of a super-large-scale swarm of small autonomous mobile micro-robots that are capable of self-assembling into large artificial organisms. These robotic organisms possess common energy and information buses as well as reliable legged, wheeled or climbing locomotion, based on modular sub-systems which can be autonomously reconfigured. Thanks to the heterogeneity of the elementary robots and their capability to share resources and communicate, the robotic organisms are able to achieve a large computational power, and rich close- and far-range sensing. The energy is autonomously harvested from external power sources.The main goal of the project is to develop novel principles underlying these robotic organisms, such as self-configuration, self-adjustment and self-learning. The bio-inspired evolutionary approach and evolvable hardware structure adopted in this project enable the robotic organisms to emerge new functionalities, to develop their own cognitive and control structures and, finally, to work autonomously in uncertain situations without any human supervision. Ultimately, these robotic organisms, which are extremely adaptive, robust, scalable and rich in sensing and actuating capabilities, will be used to build autonomous sensor networks, capable of self-spreading and self-maintaining in open-ended, even hazardous, environments. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.2.1 - Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator Contact Serge KERNBACH Dr. Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART EU contribution € 1 025 396,00 Address KEPLERSTRASSE 7 70174 Stuttgart Germany See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Michael Matthiesen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET GRAZ Austria EU contribution € 632 040,00 Address UNIVERSITATSPLATZ 3 8010 Graz See on map Region Südösterreich Steiermark Graz Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Karl Crailsheim (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CESKE VYSOKE UCENI TECHNICKE V PRAZE Czechia EU contribution € 204 320,00 Address JUGOSLAVSKYCH PARTYZANU 1580/3 160 00 Praha See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Igor Mraz (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT MIKROELEKTRONICKYCH APLIKACI SRO Czechia EU contribution € 283 211,00 Address NA VALENTINCE 1003/1 SMICHOV 150 00 PRAHA 5 See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dana Reznakova (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET KARLSRUHE (TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE) Participation ended Germany EU contribution € 702 080,00 Address KAISERSTRASSE 76131 KARLSRUHE See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Heinz Woern (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address KAISERSTRASSE 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Heinz Woern (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 666 340,00 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andrea Zeumann (Mrs) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO S ANNA Italy EU contribution € 494 240,00 Address PIAZZA MARTIRI DELLA LIBERTA 33 56127 Pisa See on map Region Centro (IT) Toscana Pisa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Maria Chiara Carrozza (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ALMENDE BV Netherlands EU contribution € 447 625,00 Address STATIONSPLEIN 45 UNIT A1.205-207 3013 AK Rotterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Groot-Rijnmond Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Kostas Van Goor (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UBISENSE LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 354 850,00 Address ST ANDREWS ROAD ST ANDREWS HOUSE CB4 1DL CAMBRIDGE See on map Region East of England East Anglia Cambridgeshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Martin Cartwright (Mr) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 603 950,00 Address HOWARD STREET CITY CAMPUS S1 1WB Sheffield See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber South Yorkshire Sheffield Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Rosemary Booth (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UBISENSE GMBH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address FRANZ RENNEFELD WEG 2 - 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