7 papers
From Active to Odd to Smart Matter
Olivier Dauchot
The study of active matter has reshaped our understanding of collective states of matter far from equilibrium by proving that energy pumped into the microscopic scale leads to orde…
Theory of collective learning in populations of adaptive agents
Gerhard Jung, Johann Asnacios, Misaki Ozawa +2
We investigate homogeneous populations of smart active agents that exchange information with their neighbors to perform a decentralized learning process aimed at achieving a prescr…
Aggregating swarms through morphology handling design contingencies: from the sweet spot to a rich expressivity
Jeremy Fersula, Nicolas Bredeche, Olivier Dauchot
Morphological computing, the use of the physical design of a robot to ease the realization of a given task has been proven to be a relevant concept in the context of swarm robotics…
Pogobot: an Open-Source, Low-Cost Robot for Swarm Robotics and Programmable Active Matter
Alessia Loi, Loona Macabre, Jérémy Fersula +8
This paper describes the Pogobot, an open-source platform specifically designed for research at the interface of swarm robotics and active matter. Pogobot features vibration-based…
Collective actuation in active solids in the presence of a polarizing field: a systematic analysis of the dynamical regimes
Paul Baconnier, Vincent Démery, Olivier Dauchot
Collective actuation in active solids, the spontaneous condensation of the dynamics on a few elastic modes, takes place whenever the deformations of the structure reorient the forc…
Reentrant transition to collective actuation in active solids with a polarizing field
Paul Baconnier, Mathéo Aksil, Vincent Démery +1
Collective actuation in active solids - the spontaneous coherent excitation of a few vibrational modes - emerges from a feedback between structural deformations and the orientation…