Robots out on the factory floor pretty much know what's coming.
Constrained as they are by programming and geometry, their world is just
an assembly line. But for robots operating out doors, away from
civilization, both mission and geography are unpredictable. Here, robots
with the ability to change their shape could adapt to constantly
varying terrain.
Metamorphic robots are designed so that they can change their external shape without human intervention. One general way to achieve such functionality is to build a robot composed of multiple, identical unit modules. If the modules are designed so that they can be assembled into rigid structures, and so that individual units within such structures can be relocated within and about the structure, then self-reconfiguration is possible.
Metamorphic robots are designed so that they can change their external shape without human intervention. One general way to achieve such functionality is to build a robot composed of multiple, identical unit modules. If the modules are designed so that they can be assembled into rigid structures, and so that individual units within such structures can be relocated within and about the structure, then self-reconfiguration is possible.
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