'Particle' robots: The bio-inspired bots that move with no brain

Researchers have built a robot made up of individual ‘particles’ that moves with no centralised control. The bots rely on the same kind of statistical mechanics that allows groups of cells to move, creating some intriguing possibilities.

Find out more in this Nature Video.

Read the paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

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