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ARXIV:2603.26240 · ROBOTICS SWARMS · SUBMITTED 30 MAR · 21:58 UTC · FRESHNESS STALE
ARXIV:2603.26240ROBOTICS SWARMSSUBMITTED 30 MAR · 21:58 UTCFRESHNESS STALEAndrew Wilhelm · Josie Hughes · arXiv
A novel algorithm for co-designing large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms by dynamically adapting swarm complexity to task requirements.
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Pain A novel algorithm for co-designing large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms by dynamically adapting swarm complexity to task requirements.
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A novel algorithm for co-designing large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms by dynamically adapting swarm complexity to task requirements. Co-designing these systems is critical, as marginal improvements in individual performance or unit cost compound significantly at…
Robot swarms offer inherent robustness and the capacity to execute complex, collaborative tasks surpassing the capabilities of single-agent systems. Co-designing these systems is critical, as marginal improvements in individual performance or unit cost compound…
ScienceToStartup currently rates this 3.0/10 on the public viability pass. This framework provides a scalable, computationally viable pathway for the holistic co-design of large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms.
Robotics Swarms moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 3.0/10.
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A novel algorithm for co-designing large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms by dynamically adapting swarm complexity to task requirements.
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10.48550/arXiv.2603.26240A novel algorithm for co-designing large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms by dynamically adapting swarm complexity to task requirements.
Abstract
Robot swarms offer inherent robustness and the capacity to execute complex, collaborative tasks surpassing the capabilities of single-agent systems. Co-designing these systems is critical, as marginal improvements in individual performance or unit cost compound significantly at scale. However, under traditional frameworks, this scale renders co-design intractable due to exponentially large, non-intuitive design spaces. To address this, we propose SwarmCoDe, a novel Collaborative Co-Evolutionary Algorithm (CCEA) that utilizes dynamic speciation to automatically scale swarm heterogeneity to match task complexity. Inspired by biological signaling mechanisms for inter-species cooperation, the algorithm uses evolved genetic tags and a selectivity gene to facilitate the emergent identification of symbiotically beneficial partners without predefined species boundaries. Additionally, an evolved dominance gene dictates the relative swarm composition, decoupling the physical swarm size from the evolutionary population. We apply SwarmCoDe to simultaneously optimize task planning and hardware morphology under fabrication budgets, successfully evolving specialized swarms of up to 200 agents -- four times the size of the evolutionary population. This framework provides a scalable, computationally viable pathway for the holistic co-design of large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms.
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A novel algorithm for co-designing large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms by dynamically adapting swarm complexity to task requirements. Co-designing these systems is critical, as marginal improvements in individual performance or unit cost compound significantly at scale.
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Robot swarms offer inherent robustness and the capacity to execute complex, collaborative tasks surpassing the capabilities of single-agent systems. Co-designing these systems is critical, as marginal improvements in individual performance or unit cost compound significantly at...
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ScienceToStartup currently rates this 3.0/10 on the public viability pass. This framework provides a scalable, computationally viable pathway for the holistic co-design of large-scale, heterogeneous robot swarms.
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Robotics Swarms moved forward this cycle; last verified April 2026. Public score 3.0/10.
To address this, we propose SwarmCoDe, a novel Collaborative Co-Evolutionary Algorithm (CCEA) that utilizes dynamic speciation to automatically scale swarm heterogeneity to match task complexity.
The abstract explicitly states the proposal of SwarmCoDe and its core mechanism of dynamic speciation for scaling heterogeneity.
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Inspired by biological signaling mechanisms for inter-species cooperation, the algorithm uses evolved genetic tags and a selectivity gene to facilitate the emergent identification of symbiotically beneficial partners without predefined species boundaries.
The abstract clearly describes the mechanism of genetic tags and selectivity genes for partner identification.
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We apply SwarmCoDe to simultaneously optimize task planning and hardware morphology under fabrication budgets, successfully evolving specialized swarms of up to 200 agents -- four times the size of the evolutionary population.
The abstract provides a specific quantitative result regarding swarm size and its relation to the evolutionary population.
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We apply SwarmCoDe to simultaneously optimize task planning and hardware morphology under fabrication budgets, successfully evolving specialized swarms of up to 200 agents -- four times the size of the evolutionary population.
The abstract explicitly states the co-design capability for both task planning and hardware morphology within budget constraints.
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Consequently, these algorithms require the number of individuals in the evolutionary population to exceed the number of agents in the actual swarm.
The paper contrasts SwarmCoDe with traditional CCEA frameworks, highlighting this specific limitation.
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Specifically, the evolution of the continuous radius of the robot, which governs its spatial footprint and carrying capacity, alongside motor torque and battery capacity operating points. Categorical genes define the functional hardware configuration, including the equipped end effector type and discrete performance tiers for the chassis m
The 'Hardware Design' section details the specific parameters optimized by the evolutionary process.
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All evaluations were conducted on a desktop computer equipped with a 4.3 GHz 32-thread CPU, 32GB of RAM, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 (32GB VRAM).
The 'Results' section explicitly lists the hardware used for evaluations.
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Robots with pincher end effectors (green and purple) can lift square packages while robots with suction end effectors (red and blue) can lift circle packages.
The 'Results' section describes a simulation scenario where robots with specific end effectors handle different package shapes, demonstrating specialized capabilities.
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