Instead of multipurpose robots, teams of robots can cooperate to execute tasks that would be tedious or hazardous for scarce human workers. However, they typically need to be pre-programmed or directed by centralized software to execute those tasks. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, or UMass Amherst, found that programming robots to create their own teams and voluntarily wait for their teammates could result in faster task completion.
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