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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This is an announcement for micros_swarm_framework, developed by Xuefeng Chang in our group (the micROS Team,
<a href="https://micros.trustie.net/" id="LPlnk4932">https://micros.trustie.net</a>). micros_swarm_framework is a ROS-based programming framework for swarm robotics. It is motivated by the rapidly increasing volume of research effort devoted into multi-robot
systems and swarm robotics, and the design choice of API is largely enlightened by the Buzz programming language (<a href="http://the.swarming.buzz/" id="LPlnk65620">http://the.swarming.buzz/</a>). Its goal is to facilitate ROS users in developing applications
of robot swarms, by providing essential mechanisms, such as abstraction of swarms, swarm management, various communication tools, and a runtime environment, within the standard ROS ecosystem.<o:p></o:p></span><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Currently, it is completely compatible with ROS indigo and presented in the form of a C++ library. Many additional features will be added in the future to make the framework more user-friendly and powerful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Documentation can be found on ROS Wiki: <a href="https://wiki.ros.org/micros_swarm_framework">
https://wiki.ros.org/micros_swarm_framework</a>. Source code for the framework and demos in the Stage simulator can be found on GitHub:
<a href="https://github.com/xuefengchang/micros_swarm_framework" title="https://github.com/xuefengchang/micros_swarm_framework
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https://github.com/xuefengchang/micros_swarm_framework</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hope you enjoy! Comments and suggestions would be highly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<div id="Signature">Best regards,
<div>Yanzhen</div>
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<div>Dr Yanzhen Wang, Assistant Professor</div>
<div>School of Computer, National University of Defense Technology</div>
<div>137 Yanwachi Street, Changsha, Hunan 410073, P.R. China</div>
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