Smart systems, the fourth industrial revolution and new challenges in distributed computing

TL;DR

This paper discusses the integration of smart systems within the fourth industrial revolution, highlighting new challenges in distributed autonomous robots and computing, and presents a prototype of a reconfigurable distributed modular robot system.

Contribution

It introduces a novel smart and reconfigurable distributed modular robot system along with its prototype and associated distributed algorithm, addressing emerging challenges in the field.

Findings

Development of a reconfigurable modular robot prototype

Implementation of a distributed algorithm for autonomous operation

Demonstration of system adaptability in smart environments

Abstract

Smart systems and the smart world concept are addressed in the framework of the fourth industrial revolution. New challenges in distributed autonomous robots and computing are considered. An illustration of a new kind of smart and reconfigurable distributed modular robot system is given. A prototype is also presented as well as the associated distributed algorithm.