Awesome Swarm Robotics

In addition to other repositories in the HROS.dev organization, we are starting to put together different listings of awesome Swarm Robotics Resources ... which will focus AT FIRST particularly on the problem of herding/controlling/protecting livestock in extensive harsh, predator-rich chaotic outdoor environents.

This repository's Awesome Robotics page is our fork of the kiloreux's Awesome Robotics repository which is listing AWESOME various books, courses and other resources for robotics.

I'd be happy to create a Table of Contents with hyperlinks to the headings in this Markdown document. Here it is:

• Awesome Swarm Robotics
  • 1.1 Swarm Robotics in Agriculture
  • 1.2 Robotics in Agroforestry Systems
  • 1.3 Electric Fencing and Security Systems
  • 1.4 Solar Power Systems and Energy Management
  • 1.5 Additional Technical Resources For Swarm Robotics

1.1 Swarm Robotics in Agriculture

1. SwarmFarm Robotics. (2024). SwarmFarm Robotics | Robotic Agriculture. Retrieved from https://www.swarmfarm.com/

2. Fresh Consulting. (2025, February 24). Robots in Agriculture: Transforming the Future of Farming. Retrieved from https://www.freshconsulting.com/insights/blog/robots-in-agriculture-transforming-the-future-of-farming/

3. Albiero, D., et al. (2021). Swarm Robots in Agriculture. ScienceDirect. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168169921006256

4. Albiero, D., et al. (2021, March 11). Swarm Robots in Agriculture. ResearchGate. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350004841_Swarm_Robots_in_Agriculture

5. Kuhlmann, S. (2021, November 15). Adaptive Swarm Robotics Could Revolutionize Smart Agriculture. Texas A&M Today. Retrieved from https://today.tamu.edu/2021/11/15/adaptive-swarm-robotics-could-revolutionize-smart-agriculture/

6. USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. (2021). Adaptive Swarm Robotics Could Revolutionize Smart Agriculture. Retrieved from https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/impacts/adaptive-swarm-robotics-could-revolutionize-smart-agriculture

7. European Commission. (n.d.). Saving time and resources with swarm seeding robots. Retrieved from https://ec.europa.eu/eip/agriculture/en/find-connect/projects/saving-time-and-resources-swarm-seeding-robots.html

8. Azeez, A., et al. (2018). Swarm Robotics as a Solution to Crops Inspection for Precision Agriculture. KnE Engineering. Retrieved from https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Engineering/article/view/1459/3522

1.2 Robotics in Agroforestry Systems

9. Chowdhury, A., et al. (2019). Soft Robotics as an Enabling Technology for Agroforestry Practice and Research. MDPI. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/23/6751

1.3 Electric Fencing and Security Systems

10. AGCO FarmLife. (2022, July 25). Shock Therapy: The Right Electric Fence for Your Farm. Retrieved from https://myfarmlife.com/home-garden/shock-therapy-the-right-electric-fence-for-your-farm/

11. Wikipedia. (2025, April 12). Electric fence. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_fence

12. Shock Farm. (n.d.). Electric Fence Chargers. Retrieved from https://www.shockfarm.com/

13. Valley Farm Supply. (n.d.). Protecting Livestock From Predation With Electric Fences. Retrieved from https://valleyfarmsupply.store/blogs/news/14857053-protecting-livestock-from-predation-with-electric-fences

14. Kencove. (n.d.). Electric Fences: Guide to Understanding Energizers & Safe Shock Guide. Retrieved from https://kencove.com/fencing-basics/how-an-electric-fence-works

15. Valley Farm Supply. (n.d.). Wild Animals, Wildlife, Bears, and Electric fence systems. Retrieved from https://www.speedritechargers.com/blogs/news/wild-animals-wildlife-bears-and-electric-fence-systems

16. Zareba Systems. (2024, July 15). Keep Sheep In and Predators Out With Electric Fencing. Retrieved from https://www.zarebasystems.com/articles/electric-fencing-for-sheep

17. ScienceDirect. (n.d.). Electric Fences - an overview. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/electric-fences

18. Wellscroft. (n.d.). Poultry | Livestock Inclusion & Protection. Retrieved from https://www.wellscroft.com/fencing-guides/livestock-inclusion-protection/poultry

19. Zareba. (n.d.). Electric Fencing Advice by Animal. Retrieved from https://www.zarebasystems.com/learning-center/animal-selector

1.4 Solar Power Systems and Energy Management

20. Gorjian, S., et al. (2023, May 5). Autonomous robots and solar energy for precision agriculture and smart farming. ResearchGate. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370528055_Autonomous_robots_and_solar_energy_for_precision_agriculture_and_smart_farming

21. SM Robotics. (n.d.). Robots for Solar Farms. Retrieved from https://smprobotics.com/application_autonomus_mobile_robots/solar-farms-and-photovoltaic-power-plants/

22. ScienceDirect. (n.d.). Applications of solar PV systems in agricultural automation and robotics. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780128196106000077

23. ScienceDirect. (n.d.). The advent of modern solar-powered electric agricultural machinery: A solution for sustainable farm operations. Retrieved from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095965262100250X

24. Renewable Energy World. (2023, July 19). The race is on to build solar farms with robots. Retrieved from https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/utility-scale/the-race-is-on-to-build-giant-solar-farms-with-robots/

25. U.S. Department of Energy. (n.d.). Agrivoltaics: Solar and Agriculture Co-Location. Retrieved from https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/agrivoltaics-solar-and-agriculture-co-location

26. SolarInsure. (2024, November 3). AI-Powered Robots Are Changing Commercial Solar Installations. Retrieved from https://www.solarinsure.com/ai-powered-robots-are-changing-commercial-solar

27. Sistine Solar. (2023, October 3). Agrivoltaics: The Intersection Of Solar Energy & Agriculture. Retrieved from https://sistinesolar.com/solar-energy-and-agriculture/

28. World Economic Forum. (n.d.). What's agrivoltaic farming? Growing crops under solar panels. Retrieved from https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/07/agrivoltaic-farming-solar-energy/

29. Balaji, R., et al. (2021). Design and Analysis of Photovoltaic Powered Battery-Operated Computer Vision-Based Multi-Purpose Smart Farming Robot. MDPI. Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/3/530

1.5 Additional Technical Resources

30. IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. (n.d.). Agricultural Robotics and Automation. Retrieved from https://www.ieee-ras.org/agricultural-robotics-automation

31. National Renewable Energy Laboratory. (n.d.). Agrivoltaics Research. Retrieved from https://www.nrel.gov/solar/agrivoltaics.html

32. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. (n.d.). Robotics in Agriculture. Retrieved from https://www.asabe.org/

33. International Federation of Robotics. (n.d.). Service Robots. Retrieved from https://ifr.org/service-robots

34. Robotic Industries Association. (n.d.). Agricultural Robots. Retrieved from https://www.robotics.org/

35. Battery University. (n.d.). BU-107: Comparison Table of Secondary Batteries. Retrieved from https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-107-comparison-table-of-secondary-batteries