This paper presents a review of modular and reconfigurable space robot systems intended
for use in orbital and planetary applications. Modular autonomous robotic systems promise …

Self-assembly enables nature to build complex forms, from multicellular organisms to
complex animal structures such as flocks of birds, through the interaction of vast numbers of …

While expected applications of Modular Robotic Systems (MRS) span various workspaces,
scales, and structures, practical implementations of such systems lag behind their potentials …

In this work we provide hands-on experience on designing and testing a self-reconfiguring
modular robotic system, Roombots (RB), to be used among others for adaptive furniture. In …

In this paper, we review half a century of research on the design of systems displaying
(physical) self-assembly of macroscopic components. We report on the experience gained in …

Imagine a world in which our furniture moves around like legged robots, interacts with us,
and changes shape and function during the day according to our needs. This is the long …

While researchers envision exciting applications for metamorphic systems like
programmable matter, current solutions to the shape formation problem are still a long way …

Programmable matter based on modular self-reconfigurable robots could stand as the
ultimate form of display system, through which humans could not only see the virtual world in …

In this paper, we present a reconfiguration algorithm for shape-shifting modular robots with a
triangular structure. The algorithm is derived from a novel description of the configuration …

Construction is difficult to automate because of its complexity. Introducing modularity into
both structural components and a means of assembly solves the problem by simplifying the …