Project description Pervasive adaptation Show the project objective Hide the project objective The main focus of this project is to investigate and develop novel principles of adaptation and evolution for symbiotic multi-robot organisms based on bio-inspired approaches and modern computing paradigms. Such robot organisms will consist of super-large-scale swarms of robots, which can dock with each other and symbiotically share energy and computational resources within a single artificial-life-form. When it is advantageous to do so, these swarm robots can dynamically aggregate into one or many symbiotic organisms and collectively interact with the physical world via a variety of sensors and actuators. The bio-inspired evolutionary paradigms combined with robot embodiment and swarm-emergent phenomena, enable the organisms to autonomously manage their own hardware and software organization. In this way, artificial robotic organisms become self-configuring, self-healing, self-optimizing and self-protecting from both hardware and software perspectives. This leads not only to extremely adaptive, evolve-able and scalable robotic systems, but also enables robot organisms to reprogram themselves without human supervision and for new, previously unforeseen, functionality to emerge. In addition, different symbiotic organisms may co-evolve and cooperate with each other and with their environment.The extraordinary potential and capability of autonomous large-scale symbiotic self-aggregation, reprogramming and evolution would open-up a wide range of current and future applications. The main application scenarios of such artificial organisms would be human-free environments with a high degree of danger or uncertainty as e.g. hazardous or space environments. The consortium represents leading organizations in different research fields and provides the critical mass of expertise and resources. The core of consortium is already participating in other robotic projects, as e.g. I-Swarm or MiCRoN thus demonstrating the high level of competence and credibility of this proposal. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwareengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2007.8.2 - Pervasive adaptation Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART EU contribution € 1 180 700,00 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 (13) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET GRAZ Austria EU contribution € 536 000,00 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 UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES Belgium EU contribution € 454 400,00 Address AVENUE FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT 50 1050 Bruxelles / Brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Christel Buelens (-) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VIB VZW Belgium EU contribution € 419 900,00 Address SUZANNE TASSIERSTRAAT 1 9052 ZWIJNAARDE - GENT See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Gent Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Wim Goemaere (CFO) 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 € 403 320,00 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 EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN Germany EU contribution € 433 280,00 Address GESCHWISTER-SCHOLL-PLATZ 72074 Tuebingen See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Tübingen, Landkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Andreas Rothfuss (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE Germany EU contribution € 574 080,00 Address KAISERSTRASSE 12 76131 Karlsruhe See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lutz Winkler (Mr.) 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 € 0,00 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 INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE France EU contribution € 420 880,00 Address DOMAINE DE VOLUCEAU ROCQUENCOURT 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Marie-Hélène Pautrat (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING VU Netherlands EU contribution € 452 400,00 Address DE BOELELAAN 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yvonne Kops (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG Participation ended Netherlands EU contribution € 0,00 Address De Boelelaan 1105 1081 HV Amsterdam See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Yvonne Kops (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF YORK United Kingdom EU contribution € 467 400,00 Address HESLINGTON YO10 5DD York North Yorkshire See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire York Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Chris Barber (Mr) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL United Kingdom EU contribution € 455 840,00 Address Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane BS16 1QY Bristol See on map Region South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stephen Hagen (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France EU contribution € 0,00 Address RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact N/A N/A Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data