In a team of robots the loudest is not necessarily the best

The effects of communication on the task performance of simulated robot colonies are studied Robots in the colony perform tasks that require the cooperation of two robots in time and in space. A robot's call for help is responded to by another robot, resulting in the pair performing the cask. The control of the robots is based on the concept of a tropism system cognitive architecture. The effects of the communication radius on performance of the colony is studied, and it is shown that a larger communication radius does not necessarily result in better colony performance.

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