Automated Latching (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Automated Latching

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MIT researchers have given their fleet of autonomous "roboats" the ability to automatically target and clasp onto each other -- and keep trying if they fail. The roboats are being designed to transport people, collect trash, and self-assemble into floating structures in the canals of Amsterdam.

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Luis Mateos <em>et al.</em>

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