The design of a robotic predator: The SlugBot

Robotica

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-406

  Kelly, Ian ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hunting; Robotic predator; SlugBot

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; BIOMASS; FUEL CELLS;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0042783003     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574703004934     Document Type: Article

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