Fig. 1: The modified Delphi technique used to identify the methodological barriers that currently hinder terrestrial biodiversity monitoring and the opportunities and challenges that RAS offer in overcoming these barriers.
From: Opportunities and challenges for monitoring terrestrial biodiversity in the robotics age

‘Soft’, robots that use compliant materials to mimic natural locomotion; ‘swarm’, multiple robots, either homogeneous or heterogeneous, that are interconnected; UGV, uncrewed ground vehicle.