Researchers at Disney recently presented their robotics project at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, about what could possibly end up being a new theme park ride.
Using square robots with 3×3 grids that can change colors, the researchers developed an algorithm for the small robots to organize themselves into geometric shapes including circles, triangles, and donuts. They ran simulations of the robots ranging with numbers from four robots to fifty robots, and the organization that the robots move in is smooth and perfect. In addition, the robots, shown in real life, are also able to recover their position after encountering obstacles. The disturbance was created by removing two or three robots and placing them elsewhere, and the robots moved as a group to make up for the difference.
Overall, it’s an amazing mini light show!
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