Lek Behavior as a Model for Multi-Robot Systems

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2009-01-01Author
Duncan, Brittany A.
Ulam, Patrick D.
Arkin, Ronald C.
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Lek behavior is a biological mechanism used
by male birds to attract mates by forming a group. This
project explores the use of a biological behavior found in
many species of birds to form leks to guide the creation
of groups of robots. The lek behavior provides a sound
basis for multi-robot formation because it demonstrates
a group of individual entities forming up around a scarce
resource. This behavior can be useful to robots in many
situations, with an example scenario the case in which
robots were dropped via parachute into an area and then
needed to form meaningful task-oriented groups.