Shape formation (or pattern formation) is a basic distributed problem for systems of
computational mobile entities. Intensively studied for systems of autonomous mobile robots …

We discuss in detail, the design of a nanorobot that can navigate, detect cancer cells in the
blood and actuate the exposure of drugs. The nanorobot is designed with blood energy …

Abstract Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are extensively used in monitoring applications
such as humidity and temperature sensing in smart buildings, industrial automation, and …

We aim at studying the Scattering problem (or Distancing) in the context of Programmable
Matter (PM). This is intended as some kind of matter with the ability to change its physical …

Shape formation has been recently studied in distributed systems of programmable
particles. In this paper we consider the shape recovery problem of restoring the shape when …

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 …

Individual modules of programmable matter participate in their system's collective behavior
by expending energy to perform actions. However, not all modules may have access to the …

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

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

In the geometric Amoebot model, programmable matter is viewed as a very large number of
identical micro/nano-sized entities, called particles, operating on a hexagonal tessellation of …