ASTER: Proven autonomous collaboration for multi-robot swarms now ready for commercial partners
Collaborative autonomy enables swarms of robots to work together in austere environments, leveraging each one’s specific strengths to complete tasks. This technology is the foundation of the Autonomous Swarming for Teams of Exploration Robots (ASTER) solution from Charles River Analytics, developed in collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Having successfully completed the project, Charles River, […]
NASA awards Charles River Analytics additional contract to advance concepts for robots working as a team for lunar exploration
Charles River Analytics, in collaboration with Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), was awarded a $750,000 contract from NASA to enable robots to work together to explore the Moon. Under the Autonomous Swarming for Teams of Exploration Robots (ASTER) project, a team of Charles River scientists is developing artificial intelligence inspired by a psychological principle called “theory […]