Bluebot_LED (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Bluebot_LED

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These fish-inspired robots can synchronize their movements without any outside control. Based on the simple production and detection of LED light, the robotic collective exhibits complex self-organized behaviors, including aggregation, dispersion and circle formation.

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Image courtesy of Self-organizing Systems Research Group

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