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The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear. | Multi-Robot Systems. From Swarms to Intelligent Automata Volume III Multi-Robot Systems. From Swarms to Intelligent Automata Volume III Proceedings from the 2005 International Workshop on Multi-Robot Systems Edited by LYNNE E. PARKER The University of Tennessee Knoxville TN . FRANK E. SCHNEIDER FGAN Wachtberg Germany and ALAN C. SCHULTZ Navy Center for Applied Research in . Naval Research Laboratory Washington DC . Springer A . Catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN-10 1-4020-3388-5 HB Springer Dordrecht Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-10 1-4020-3389-3 e-book Springer Dordrecht Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3388-9 HB Springer Dordrecht Berlin Heidelberg New York ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3389-6 e-book Springer Dordrecht Berlin Heidelberg New York Published by Springer . Box 17 3300 Aa Dordrecht The Netherlands. Printed on acid-free paper All Rights Reserved 2005 Springer No part of this work may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying microfilming recording or otherwise without written permission from the Publisher with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed in the .