🔬 Science Mar 31, 2026 · Georgia Tech

‘Dumb’ robot swarm works with no electronics at all

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‘Dumb’ robot swarm works with no electronics at all
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A researcher has built a robotic swarm with no electronics, no batteries, and no brains.
A LEGO brick is not smart. It doesn’t compute. It doesn’t plug in. It just fits.
A team of Georgia Tech researchers has applied that logic to robotics.
Bolei Deng, an assistant professor in Georgia Tech’s Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, and Xinyi Yang, an aerospace engineering PhD student, build swarms of tiny robotic particles that latch, release, and reorganize without

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