Zutu: A Platform for Localization and Navigation of Swarm Robots Using Virtual Grids

Abstract-- Swarm robots, which are inspired from the way insects behave collectively in order to achieve a common goal, have become a major part of research with applications involving search and rescue, area exploration, surveillance etc. In this paper, we present a swarm of robots that do not require individual extrinsic sensors to sense the environment but instead use a single central camera to locate and map the swarm. The robots can be easily built using readily available components with the main chassis being 3D printed, making the system low-cost, low-maintenance, and easy to replicate. We describe Zutu's hardware and software architecture, the algorithms to map the robots to the real world, and The Zutu bot (Figure 1) measures 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm (6 some experiments conducted using four of our robots. Eventually, we conclude the possible applications of our cm (120 inches x 60 inches).