Pausing Makes Perfect: Intermittent Pauses for Resilient Swarming

Peleg Shefi; Amir Ayali; Gal A. Kaminka

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-04584-3_16

Pausing Makes Perfect: Intermittent Pauses for Resilient Swarming

Peleg Shefi
, Amir Ayali
, Gal A. Kaminka

Department of Computer Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Collective motion is a widespread natural phenomenon in which individuals move in an ordered fashion, without centralized control. Such movement is often considered to be robust to individual failures, but common models of collective motion fail to display this trait. Inspired by observations of locusts, we introduce intermittent pauses in individual motion, where pause duration is tied to perception of neighbors’ movements. Realistic physics-based simulations of swarm robots demonstrate that this leads to significant improvements in the resilience of the swarm, without sacrificing its functionality or coherence.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems - 17th International Symposium
Editors	Alexandra Nilles, Kirstin H. Petersen, Tin Lun Lam, Amanda Prorok, Michael Rubenstein, Michael Otte
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	228-242
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Print)	9783032045836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-04584-3_16
State	Published - 2026
Event	17th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, DARS 2024 - Roosevelt Island , United States Duration: 28 Oct 2024 → 30 Oct 2024

Publication series

Name	Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics
Volume	34
ISSN (Print)	2511-1256
ISSN (Electronic)	2511-1264

Conference

Conference	17th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, DARS 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Roosevelt Island
Period	28/10/24 → 30/10/24

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.

Keywords

Collective motion
Locust
Pause and Go
Resilience
Swarm

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-032-04584-3_16

Cite this

Shefi, P., Ayali, A., & Kaminka, G. A. (2026). Pausing Makes Perfect: Intermittent Pauses for Resilient Swarming. In A. Nilles, K. H. Petersen, T. L. Lam, A. Prorok, M. Rubenstein, & M. Otte (Eds.), Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems - 17th International Symposium (pp. 228-242). (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 34). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-04584-3_16

Shefi, Peleg ; Ayali, Amir ; Kaminka, Gal A. / Pausing Makes Perfect : Intermittent Pauses for Resilient Swarming. Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems - 17th International Symposium. editor / Alexandra Nilles ; Kirstin H. Petersen ; Tin Lun Lam ; Amanda Prorok ; Michael Rubenstein ; Michael Otte. Springer Nature, 2026. pp. 228-242 (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics).

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Shefi, P, Ayali, A & Kaminka, GA 2026, Pausing Makes Perfect: Intermittent Pauses for Resilient Swarming. in A Nilles, KH Petersen, TL Lam, A Prorok, M Rubenstein & M Otte (eds), Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems - 17th International Symposium. Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics, vol. 34, Springer Nature, pp. 228-242, 17th International Symposium on Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems, DARS 2024, Roosevelt Island , United States, 28/10/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-04584-3_16

Pausing Makes Perfect: Intermittent Pauses for Resilient Swarming. / Shefi, Peleg; Ayali, Amir; Kaminka, Gal A.
Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems - 17th International Symposium. ed. / Alexandra Nilles; Kirstin H. Petersen; Tin Lun Lam; Amanda Prorok; Michael Rubenstein; Michael Otte. Springer Nature, 2026. p. 228-242 (Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics; Vol. 34).

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