Reconfigurable modular robots, which can actively assemble and disassemble on
command, offer the possibility of mesoscale (milliscale and microscale) manufacturing with …

This article presents a design for interlocking blocks and an algorithm that allows these
blocks to be assembled into desired shapes. During and after assembly, the structure is …

We investigate the problem of assembling general shapes and patterns in a model in which
particles move based on uniform external forces until they encounter an obstacle. In this …

We consider recognition and reconfiguration of lattice-based cellular structures by very
simple robots with only basic functionality. The underlying motivation is the construction and …

In this video, we consider recognition and reconfiguration of lattice-based cellular structures
by very simple robots with only basic functionality. The underlying motivation is the …

Advances in technology have given us the ability to create and manipulate robots for
numerous applications at the molecular scale. At this size, fabrication tool limitations …

We provide algorithmic methods for connected reconfiguration of lattice-based cellular
structures by finite-state robots, motivated by large-scale constructions in space. We present …

Motivated by advances in microscale applications and simplistic robot agents, we look at
problems based on using a global signal to move all agents when given a limited number of …

Magnetic modular cubes are cube-shaped bodies with embedded permanent magnets. The
cubes are uniformly controlled by a global time-varying magnetic field. A 2D physics …

Assembly planning is a fundamental problem in robotics and automation, which aims to
design a sequence of motions that brings the separate constituent parts of a product into …