The Distributed System Design Research Group began experimenting with different generations of the MTran 2 robots in the hopes of creating a system of self similar robotic modules that would have the ability to change their geometry to accomplish goals. Rapid prototyping, particularly involving the fabrication of electronic parts and a laser cut plastics allow for modules to be inexpensively and quickly manufactured. Much of the logic behind this system mimmicks animal body typology and locomotion. But this system based on its geometry has the ability to nest creating solid objects, limiting gaps between objects. Self-similar modules have the ability to wirelessly connect and reconnect through physical male-female connections.
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