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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Shape-Shifting Robot Forms From Magnetic Swarm

Shape-Shifting Robot Forms From Magnetic Swarm

Clark Anderson

US researchers are developing swarms of robots that use electromagnetic forces to cling together and form any programmable shape. Although still a distant propect, Seth Goldstein and his team at the Carnegie Mellon University are currently using computer models and groups of traditional robotics. Even these more primitive versions use electromatic forces to communicate and maneuver.

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