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Basic Problems in Self-Assembling Robots and a Case Study of Segregation on Tribolon Platform

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Bio-Inspired Self-Organizing Robotic Systems

Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence ((SCI,volume 355))

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It has been a quite while since people realized that self-assembly technique may be a strong method to manufacture 3D micro products. In this contribution, we investigate some major concerns about realizing such a small sized robot. First we introduce the concept of self-assembly and introduce examples both from nature and artificial products. Followed by the main problems in self-assembly which can be seen in various scales, we classify them into four groups - (A) assembly constraint issues, (B) stochastic motion issues, (C) interactions on physical property issues, and (D) engineering issues. Then we show a segregation effect with our developed platform as an example of self-organizing behavior achieved in a distributed manner.

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    Shuhei Miyashita, Aubery Marchel Tientcheu Ngouabeu, Rudolf M. Füchslin, Kohei Nakajima, Christof Audretsch & Rolf Pfeifer

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Miyashita, S., Ngouabeu, A.M.T., Füchslin, R.M., Nakajima, K., Audretsch, C., Pfeifer, R. (2011). Basic Problems in Self-Assembling Robots and a Case Study of Segregation on Tribolon Platform. In: Meng, Y., Jin, Y. (eds) Bio-Inspired Self-Organizing Robotic Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 355. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20760-0_8

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