Anies Hannawati Purnamadjaja

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Anies Hannawati Purnamadjaja is a pioneering researcher in swarm robotics and bio-inspired multi-agent systems, best known for her groundbreaking work on pheromone communication in robot swarms. Her research draws direct inspiration from social insect behavior, particularly the necrophoric bee behavior—the removal of dead colony members—which she successfully replicated in robotic systems. Her most influential work, "Pheromone communication in a robot swarm: necrophoric bee behaviour and its replication" (2005, 47 citations), demonstrated how chemical signaling can coordinate collective robot actions, a concept she further developed in "Guiding robots’ behaviors using pheromone communication" (2007, 43 citations) and "Bi-directional pheromone communication between robots" (2009, 23 citations). Beyond swarm robotics, Purnamadjaja has contributed to humanoid robotics, exploring complementary chemical and airflow sensing systems for environmental awareness, as seen in "Odor and airflow: complementary senses for a humanoid robot" (2003, 24 citations). Her work on robotic pheromones using gas sensor modulation (2006) and congregation behavior in swarms (2005) has laid foundational principles for decentralized robot coordination. With over 225 total citations across her publications, Purnamadjaja’s research remains highly influential in advancing bio-inspired robotics and multi-sensory integration.

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1. 1
   Pheromone communication in a robot swarm: necrophoric bee behaviour and its replication

   47 citations · 2005
2. 2
   Guiding robots’ behaviors using pheromone communication

   43 citations · 2007
3. 3
   Pheromone communication: implementation of necrophoric bee behaviour in a robot swarm

   38 citations · 2005
4. 4
   Odor and airflow: complementary senses for a humanoid robot

   24 citations · 2003
5. 5
   Bi-directional pheromone communication between robots

   23 citations · 2009
6. 6
   Congregation behaviour in a robot swarm using pheromone communication

   23 citations · 2005
7. 7
   Robotic Pheromones: Using Temperature Modulation in Tin Oxide Gas Sensor to Differentiate Swarm's Behaviours

   12 citations · 2006
8. 8
   Pheromone Communication Simulation for Mobile Robots Using Java 3D

   6 citations · 2007
9. 9
   MULTI-SENSORY SYNERGIES IN HUMANOID ROBOTICS

   5 citations · 2004
10. 10
    A sense of smell for a humanoid robot

    4 citations · 2000

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