Smarticles Interacting (IMAGE)

Georgia Institute of Technology

Smarticles Interacting

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Five identical "smarticles" -- smart active particles -- interact with one another in an enclosure. By nudging each other, the group -- dubbed a "supersmarticle" -- can move in random ways.

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Georgia Tech Photo: Rob Felt

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