Cooperative self-organization in swarm robotics and intelligent environments

International audienceIn this presentation we consider complex systems composed of numerous autonomous entities that interact localy with each other and with their environment. In computer sciences and robotics they can be studied and simulated by agent-based models. We introduce different definitions and concepts, such as emergence and self-organization, common to computational, living and robotics systems. Cooperative self-organization is then illustrated in two application domains. First, we present how a group of autonomous robots can self-organize to perform complex tasks with robustness. Second, we present how such an approach can be used for robotics assistance and smart room design. In particular we present a network of intelligent tiles which is dedicated to human activity observation and interaction