Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology developed a system to control swarms of microbristle robots (microbots) without onboard sensing. The researchers created computational models and a live tracking system to analyze swarm behavior and motion data, to comprehend motility-induced phase separation.
They developed computational models and a live tracking system for the 300-robot swarm using computer vision. These enabled the researchers to analyze microrobots’ behavior and motion data that give rise to the swarm’s characteristics. Researchers tuned vibration levels to coax the microbots into clusters, or to disperse.
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