Mobile Modular Parallel Robots Based on the Platonic Solids: Analysis and Prospects

This paper examines the design features and functionality of mobile modular parallel robots based on the Platonic solids. These enable unlimited expansion of identical modules along any of their faces, creating a variety of active surfaces and structures. When autonomous mobile modular robots communicate with each other, they are capable of self-organizing into swarm robotic systems with collective intelligence, capable of solving a range of tasks that are beyond the capabilities of autonomous modules. The effectiveness of the Octahedral Dodecapod mobile modular robot with 12 degrees of freedom (DOF) and a parallel octahedron structure is shown. Its functionality in autonomous and collaborative applications is analyzed.