Anderson Grandi Pires

Federal Center for Technological Education of Minas Gerais, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, X-Fab (Germany)

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Anderson Grandi Pires is a leading researcher in swarm robotics, with a primary focus on cooperative localization and spatial organization within multi-robot systems. His work addresses fundamental challenges in enabling large groups of simple robots to work together effectively, particularly in environments where individual robot capabilities are limited. Pires’s major contributions include pioneering methods for cooperative localization, where robots share position estimates to improve overall team accuracy—a critical capability for real-world swarm deployments. His most cited paper, “Cooperative Localization and Mapping with Robotic Swarms” (2021, 27 citations), demonstrates how swarms can collectively build maps while maintaining accurate positioning. He has also introduced innovative approaches to spatial segregation using differential potentials (2020, 14 citations), allowing robots to self-organize into distinct regions without centralized control. More recently, his work on line formation algorithms (2025) addresses congestion problems in dense swarms, inspired by natural phenomena like fish schooling. With a career spanning from foundational studies in 2015 to cutting-edge solutions in 2025, Pires continues to push the boundaries of what simple, decentralized robot teams can achieve, making him a key figure in advancing practical swarm robotics.