Emergence of Leadership in a Group of Autonomous Robots |
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| Authors: | Francesco Pugliese Alberto Acerbi Davide Marocco |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of National Accounts and Economic Statistics, Italian National Institute of Statistics, Rome, Italy.; 2. Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.; 3. Philosophy & Ethics, School of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.; 4. School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom.; Peking University, CHINA, |
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| Abstract: | 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). |
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