Light Hits a Smarticle (Smart Active Particle) Causing It to Stop Moving, while the Other Smarticles (IMAGE)

U.S. Army Research Laboratory

Light Hits a Smarticle (Smart Active Particle) Causing It to Stop Moving, while the Other Smarticles

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Light hits a smarticle (smart active particle) causing it to stop moving, while the other smarticles continue to flap their arms. The resulting interactions produce movement toward the stopped smarticle, providing control that doesn't depend on computer algorithms.

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Rob Felt, Georgia Tech

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