Signal propagation in complex networks

P Ji, J Ye, Y Mu, W Lin, Y Tian, C Hens, M Perc, Y Tang… - Physics reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Signal propagation in complex networks drives epidemics, is responsible for information
going viral, promotes trust and facilitates moral behavior in social groups, enables the …

Smart materials for microrobots

F Soto, E Karshalev, F Zhang… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the past 15 years, the field of microrobotics has exploded with many research groups
from around the globe contributing to numerous innovations that have led to exciting new …

Swarm robotics: Past, present, and future [point of view]

M Dorigo, G Theraulaz, V Trianni - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Swarm robotics deals with the design, construction, and deployment of large groups of
robots that coordinate and cooperatively solve a problem or perform a task. It takes …

Reflections on the future of swarm robotics

M Dorigo, G Theraulaz, V Trianni - Science Robotics, 2020 - science.org
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Implicit coordination for 3D underwater collective behaviors in a fish-inspired robot swarm

F Berlinger, M Gauci, R Nagpal - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
Many fish species gather by the thousands and swim in harmony with seemingly no effort.
Large schools display a range of impressive collective behaviors, from simple shoaling to …

Microrobot collectives with reconfigurable morphologies, behaviors, and functions

G Gardi, S Ceron, W Wang, K Petersen… - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Mobile microrobots, which can navigate, sense, and interact with their environment, could
potentially revolutionize biomedicine and environmental remediation. Many self-organizing …

When less is more: Robot swarms adapt better to changes with constrained communication

MS Talamali, A Saha, JAR Marshall, A Reina - Science Robotics, 2021 - science.org
To effectively perform collective monitoring of dynamic environments, a robot swarm needs
to adapt to changes by processing the latest information and discarding outdated beliefs. We …

Shape changing robots: bioinspiration, simulation, and physical realization

D Shah, B Yang, S Kriegman, M Levin… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
One of the key differentiators between biological and artificial systems is the dynamic
plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or …

Group formation and cohesion of active particles with visual perception–dependent motility

FA Lavergne, H Wendehenne, T Bäuerle, C Bechinger - Science, 2019 - science.org
Group formation in living systems typically results from a delicate balance of repulsive,
aligning, and attractive interactions. We found that a mere motility change of the individuals …

Cooperative cargo transportation by a swarm of molecular machines

M Akter, JJ Keya, K Kayano, AMR Kabir, D Inoue… - Science Robotics, 2022 - science.org
Cooperation is a strategy that has been adopted by groups of organisms to execute complex
tasks more efficiently than single entities. Cooperation increases the robustness and …