Symbrion (Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms) is a project funded by the European Commission between 2008 and 2013 to develop a framework in which a homogeneous swarm of miniature interdependent robots can co-assemble into a larger robotic organism to gain problem-solving momentum.[1][2][3]

Symbrion
Commercial?No
Type of projectSwarm robotics
LocationEuropean Union
OwnerFunded by the European Commission
Established2008 (2008)
Closed2013 (2013)
StatusClosed

One of the key aspects of Symbrion is inspired by the biological world: an artificial genome that allows storing and evolution of suboptimal configurations in order to increase the speed of adaptation.

The SYMBRION project does not start from zero; previous development and research from projects I-SWARM and the open-source SWARMROBOT serve as a mounting point.[4] A large part of the developments within Symbrion is open-source and open-hardware.[5]

Co-operating universities

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Robots with a mind of their own". ITV News. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Symbrion - Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms Project Seeks Self-Building Swarms". Science 2.0. 13 March 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ "SYMBRION - Symbiotic Evolutionary Robot Organisms". Technovelgy. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Open-source micro-robotic project". Jasmine Swarm Robot Platform. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Robot3D". launchpad.net. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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