Researchers at MIT wanted to create a robot that could reassemble itself into a variety of shapes. This is the proof of concept, a set of blocks, each of which contains a spinning motor with a break, along with all required electronics. The purpose of the motor is to generate inertia to allow the block to jump from one position to another.
Fascinating.
It begins. Someone call John Connor
Siri, please bring me my iPhone.
That’s great, thanks for sharing! Minor correction – break->brake
“With Folded Hands.”
Can I order 100,000 of these, with 1,000 each of the optional chainsaw and flamethrower attachments?
They’re for a friend…
I for one would like to welcome our new cube-shaped self-modulating robot overloards.