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This image shows a self-reconfiguring modular robots scheme. Credit: Iridia Lab ULB

Self-reconfiguring modular robots that can merge, split and even self-heal while retaining full sensorimotor control. Researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles have developed self-reconfiguring modular robots that can merge, split and even self-heal while retaining full sensorimotor control. The work may take us closer to producing robots that can autonomously change their size, shape and function. The study is published in the scientific review Nature Communications.

Many robots are controlled by robotic nervous systems in which sensors and actuators are connected to a central processing unit...