RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Multi-agent versus multi-robot and other byzantine discussions A1 Matellán Olivera, Vicente A2 Arquitectura y Tecnologia de Computadores K1 Informática K1 Distribución K1 Sistemas multi-agente K1 Sistemas multi-robot AB This special issue of the Journal of Physical Agentsis devoted to multi-robot systems. Some might perhaps argue thatthe term should have been ”multi-agent systems” or ”physicalmulti-agent systems”, in accordance with the title of the journal.In any language, there are clusters of several words with closelysimilar meanings. Expressions in science and technology are noexceptions, although they are supposed to be more specific. Inparticular, in the world of computer science, the term ”agent”has become a buzzword and has to be combined with numerousadjectives to be correctly understood. This short introductoryarticle will try to justify why the name was chosen for the journal,but not for this special issue, the intended scope of the journaland the contents of this issue PB Red de Agentes Físicos YR 2012 FD 2012-11-09 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10612/1989 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10612/1989 NO Journal of Physical Agents, 2008, vol. 2, n. 1 NO P. 1-3 DS BULERIA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de León RD 20-abr-2024