'Flashmob' robots swarm themselves into shape
Washington (AFP) Aug 14, 2014 - Without any helping hand, more than 1,000 simple robots the size of votive candles can swarm themselves into complex shape like a star or the letter K, US researchers said Thursday. The project is the latest breakthrough in robotics from a team at Harvard University that has also created robots inspired by termites. Called Kilobots, these 1,024 simple machines were designed to act like b ... more

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