# DOTS: An Open Testbed for Industrial Swarm Robotic Solutions

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.13809 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2203.13809/

## Key facts

- Cited by 3 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 25 Mar 2022.

## Built on by (most cited first, 3 of 3)

- [AERoS: Assurance of Emergent Behaviour in Autonomous Robotic Swarms](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.10292/) (2023)
- [Evolving Multi-Objective Neural Network Controllers for Robot Swarms](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.14237/) (2023)
- [Autonomous Robotic Swarms: A Corroborative Approach for Verification and Validation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.15475/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

We present DOTS, a new open access testbed for industrial swarm robotics experimentation. It consists of 20 fast agile robots with high sensing and computational performance, and real-world payload capability. They are housed in an arena equipped with private 5G, motion capture, multiple cameras, and openly accessible via an online portal. We reduce barriers to entry by providing a complete platform-agnostic pipeline to develop, simulate, and deploy experimental applications to the swarm. We showcase the testbed capabilities with a swarm logistics application, autonomously and reliably searching for and retrieving multiple cargo carriers.