We examine the relationship between resource abundance and several indicators of human welfare. Consistent with the existing literature on the relationship between resource abundance and economic growth, we find that resource-abundant countries tend to suffer low levels of human development. While we find no support for a direct link between resources and welfare, there is an indirect link that...

The Linked Multicomponent Robotic Systems are characterized by the existence of a non-rigid linking element. This linking element can produce many dynamical effects that introduce perturbations of the basic system behavior, different from uncoupled systems. We show through a simulation of a distributed control of a hose tranportation system, that even a minimal dynamical feature of the hose (el...