To deploy robot swarms in our daily lives, they need to be resilient to malfunctioning errors and protected against malicious attacks. Blockchain technology could provide an essential level of protection.
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Reina, A. Robot teams stay safe with blockchains. Nat Mach Intell 2, 240–241 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-020-0178-1
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