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Title: | Emergence of leadership in a group of autonomous robots |
Authors: | Pugliese, Francesco Acerbi, Alberto Marocco, Davide |
Issue Date: | 4-Sep-2015 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
Citation: | PLoS ONE, 2015, 10 (9) |
Abstract: | © 2015 Pugliese et al. In this paper we examine the factors contributing to the emergence of leadership in a group, and we explore the relationship between the role of the leader and the behavioural capabilities of other individuals. We use a simulation technique where a group of foraging robots must coordinate to choose between two identical food zones in order to forage collectively. Behavioural and quantitative analysis indicate that a form of leadership emerges, and that groups with a leader are more effective than groups without. Moreover, we show that the most skilled individuals in a group tend to be the ones that assume a leadership role, supporting biological findings. Further analysis reveals the emergence of different "styles" of leadership (active and passive). Copyright: |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/20181 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137234 |
ISSN: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137234 1932-6203 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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