The vision for programmable matter is to realize a physical substance that is scalable,
versatile, instantly reconfigurable, safe to handle, and robust to failures. Programmable …

We consider an extension to the geometric amoebot model that allows amoebots to form so-
called circuits. Given a connected amoebot structure, a circuit is a subgraph formed by the …

Motivated by the problem of manipulating nanoscale materials, we investigate the problem
of reconfiguring a set of tiles into certain shapes by robots with limited computational …

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 …

We envision programmable matter as a system of nanoscale agents (called particles) with
very limited computational capabilities that move and compute collectively to achieve a …

We contribute results for a set of fundamental problems in the context of programmable
matter by presenting algorithmic methods for evaluating and manipulating a collective of …

This paper considers the shape formation problem within the 3D hybrid model, where a
single agent with a strictly limited viewing range and the computational capacity of a …

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 …

In systems of active programmable matter, individual modules require a constant supply of
energy to participate in the system's collective behavior. These systems are often powered …

Motivated by the manipulation of nanoscale materials, recent investigations have focused on
hybrid systems where passive elements incapable of movement, called tiles, are …