A robotic system (new robot) operative for performing at least one task in an environment, the system comprising: learn-from-predecessor functionality governed by a data exchange protocol, which controls short-range wireless knowledge transfer from a short-range wireless transmitter in a predecessor robot system (old robot) to a short-range wireless receiver in said robotic system, said knowledge comprising at least one environment-specific datum previously stored by the predecessor robot.

A robotic system (new robot) operative for performing at least one task in an environment, the system comprising: learn-from-predecessor functionality governed by a data exchange protocol, which controls short-range wireless knowledge transfer from a short-range wireless transmitter in a predecessor robot system (old robot) to a short-range wireless receiver in said robotic system, said knowledge comprising at least one environment-specific datum previously stored by the predecessor robot.

A robotic system (new robot) operative for performing at least one task in an environment, the system comprising: learn-from-predecessor functionality governed by a data exchange protocol, which controls short-range wireless knowledge transfer from a short-range wireless transmitter in a predecessor robot system (old robot) to a short-range wireless receiver in said robotic system, said knowledge comprising at least one environment-specific datum previously stored by the predecessor robot.

A system and methods for operating a multi-robot system (MRS) are disclosed. In some aspects, each robot of the MRS can: determine a local system regret state belief based on local evidence obtained by the robot itself and social evidence provided by other robots in a social community, determine a local system drift state belief based on the local system regret state belief, determine a next action based on the local system regret state belief and the local system drift state belief, and execute the next action. Local system regret state belief is generally an estimation of a system regret state for the MRS. Local system drift state belief is generally an estimate of a system drift state for the MRS.