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 …

The world is becoming more digitized with the rise of modular robotic systems. Therefore,
with the increasing demands and needs for robotics, the modular robotic domain was …

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

The intrinsic modularity and reconfigurability of modular reconfigurable robot (MRR) systems
confer advantages such as versatility, fault tolerance, and economic efficacy, thereby …

At the macroscale, controlling robotic swarms typically uses substantial memory, processing
power, and coordination unavailable at the microscale, eg, for colloidal robots, which could …

The amoebot model abstracts active programmable matter as a collection of simple
computational elements called amoebots that interact locally to collectively achieve tasks of …

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

In this paper, we present a soft modular block inspired by tensegrity structures that can form
load-bearing structures through self-assembly. The block comprises a stellated compliant …

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 …

Simulation is one of the most important tools for robotics research, as it serves several
crucial purposes such as prototy**, learning, avoiding dispensable hardware costs, or …