3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Nonmonotonic Magnetic Friction from Collective Rotor Dynamics
Hongri Gu, Anton Lüders, Clemens Bechinger
Amontons' law postulates a monotonic relationship between frictional force and the normal load applied to a sliding contact. This empirical rule, however, fails in systems where in…
cs.RO2024
Counterfactual rewards promote collective transport using individually controlled swarm microrobots
Veit-Lorenz Heuthe, Emanuele Panizon, Hongri Gu +1
Swarm robots offer fascinating opportunities to perform complex tasks beyond the capabilities of individual machines. Just as a swarm of ants collectively moves a large object, sim…
cond-mat.soft2024
The 2024 Motile Active Matter Roadmap
Gerhard Gompper, Howard A. Stone, Christina Kurzthaler +29
Activity and autonomous motion are fundamental aspects of many living and engineering systems. Here, the scale of biological agents covers a wide range, from nanomotors, cytoskelet…