One characteristic feature of soft matter systems is their strong response to external stimuli.
As a consequence they are comparatively easily driven out of their ground state and out of …

Swarm Intelligence (SI) is a popular multi-agent framework that has been originally inspired
by swarm behaviors observed in natural systems, such as ant and bee colonies. In a system …

We investigate how reliable movement can emerge in aggregates of highly error-prone
individuals. The individuals—robotic modules—move stochastically using vibration motors …

We demonstrate that two-dimensional crystals made of active particles can experience
extremely large spontaneous deformations without melting. Using particles mostly …

Recently, we have derived an effective Cahn-Hilliard equation for the phase separation
dynamics of active Brownian particles by performing a weakly non-linear analysis of the …

Elastic active matter—also called an active solid—consists of self-propelled units embedded
in an elastic matrix and it resists deformation. This shape-preserving property and the …

Self-organisation in robot swarms can produce collective behaviours, particularly through
spatial self-organisation. For example, it can be used to ensure that the robots in a swarm …

A recently introduced active phase field crystal model describes the formation of ordered
resting and traveling crystals in systems of self-propelled particles. Increasing the active …

Flocking is a social animals' common behaviour observed in nature. It has a great potential
for real-world applications such as exploration in agri-robotics using low-cost robotic …

Two-dimensional crystals on curved manifolds exhibit nontrivial defect structures. Here we
consider “active crystals” on a sphere, which are composed of self-propelled colloidal …