Cellular robot system

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[DEFINITION]
A robot system made up of multiple autonomous robots with single functions called cells and dynamically reconfigured.

[DESCRIPTION]
Cellular robots have autonomous distributivity because they are composed of single-function autonomous robots. Physically coupling them forms a robot system with a variable structure in both a hardware and software sense, and the robots can be structured modularly. In addition, forming a hardware and software network between cells creates a robot system with higher functions and intelligence. Research into the optimum arrangement of knowledge among cells envisages a network containing master cells composed of multiple cells, and research into the optimum organizational arrangement of the master cells is proceeding.

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