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Oct 2026
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JSPM’s Bhivrabai Sawant Polytechnic
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JSPM’s Bhivrabai Sawant Polytechnic
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JSPM’s Bhivrabai Sawant Polytechnic
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JSPM’s Bhivrabai Sawant Polytechnic
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JSPM’s Bhivrabai Sawant Polytechnic
Swarm robotics leverages the collective behavior of decentralized, self-organized systems to perform tasks that are too complex or time-consuming for a single autonomous agent. This project presents a framework for multi-robot coordination utilizing a robust master-slave architecture to ensure synchronized movement and task execution. At the core of each robotic unit is a PIC microcontroller, selected for its efficient processing capabilities, real-time control, and seamless integration with peripheral hardware. To achieve dynamic collaboration, the system relies on Radio Frequency (RF) communication to establish a reliable, low-latency network between the master controller and the slave robots. The master robot is responsible for processing high-level objectives and broadcasting precise navigational commands via RF modules. The slave robots receive these signals and drive their DC motors accordingly to maintain formation and execute localized movements. The embedded control logic and communication protocols are developed using C programming within the MPLAB environment, ensuring highly optimized, hardware-level execution. This coordinated approach demonstrates a scalable and fault-tolerant method for robotic collaboration, offering significant potential for real-world applications such as automated environmental exploration, search and rescue operations in hazardous environments, and decentralized industrial automation.
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Multi-robot coordination in swarm robotics is a promising technique for improving the efficiency of multiple robots working together to perform complex tasks. A PIC microcontroller-based system using sensors, RF transmitter and receiver modules, motor drivers, and DC motors provides a practical platform for demonstrating cooperative robot movement and wireless communication. Its performance must be verified through controlled experiments measuring task completion rate, communication reliability, response time, collision avoidance, and power consumption. Further improvements in coordination algorithms, sensor accuracy, wireless communication, and energy management can enhance the reliability, scalability, and practical usefulness of the swarm robotics system.
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