2 papers
cs.RO2025
Collision Induced Binding and Transport of Shape Changing Robot Pairs
Akash Vardhan, Ram Avinery, Hosain Bagheri +7
We report in experiment and simulation the spontaneous formation of dynamically bound pairs of shape changing robots undergoing locally repulsive collisions. These physical `glider…
cs.RO2025
Toward Task Capable Active Matter: Learning to Avoid Clogging in Confined Collectives via Collisions
Kehinde O. Aina, Ram Avinery, Hui-Shun Kuan +3
Social organisms which construct nests consisting of tunnels and chambers necessarily navigate confined and crowded conditions. Unlike low-density collectives like bird flocks and…