López, B., Achicanoy, W., Ramos, D.G. (2026). A Scalable, Open and Remote Laboratory Architecture for Swarm Robotics Experimentation and Education. Advances in Automation and Robotics Research. LACAR 2025. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1853. doi: 10.1007/978-3-032-18982-0_15
Abstract: Swarm robotics is an appealing approach for education and experimentation: students can learn to program robots to perform individual tasks and also explore how groups of them can coordinate to collectively perform better. However, the deployment of a swarm robotics laboratory is often impractical for many institutions due to the cost of acquiring multiple robots and the necessary infrastructure. To address this limitation, we present ATRIZ: a remote and open laboratory for swarm robotics. ATRIZ is an accessible platform with a modular architecture that supports users management, experiment control, real-time video streaming, control scripts execution, and reports generation. Preliminary testing has shown ATRIZ’s reliability, security, and usability. The system is currently operational in a dedicated robotics classroom at Universidad de Nariño, Colombia, and is intended to enabling regional institutions to access to swarm robotics infrastructure without the burden of developing it locally.
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