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Development of modular, autonomously reconfigurable structures and systems has many applications in infrastructure and aerospace, but research has yet to merge the notions of programmable material and robotic assembly at scales larger that 1m. Modular robotics typically have [high density modules](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4141032), while [robotic assembly systems](https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/28/eaau8479/tab-pdf) tend to tradeoff structural performance for constructability. Here, we seek to occupy an area in parameter space enabled by discrete materials, which enable modular systems with [power and actuation](http://cba.mit.edu/docs/papers/16.07.msec.stapler.pdf) and ultra-high performance structural properties [at scale](http://cba.mit.edu/docs/papers/19.03.MADCAT.pdf). In this project, I aim to develop a modular, structural-robotic system capable of performing quasi-static, and possibly dynamic, self-reconfiguration. Utilizing digital material systems and distributed actuation I will enable a mobile, self-assembling, yet load bearing, structural system.
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Development of modular, autonomously reconfigurable structures and systems has many applications in infrastructure and aerospace, but research has yet to merge the notions of programmable material and robotic assembly at scales larger that 1m. Modular robotics typically have [high density modules](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/4141032), while [robotic assembly systems](https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/28/eaau8479/tab-pdf) tend to tradeoff structural performance for constructability. Here, we seek to occupy an area in parameter space enabled by discrete materials, which enable modular systems with [power and actuation](http://cba.mit.edu/docs/papers/16.07.msec.stapler.pdf) and ultra-high performance structural properties [at scale](http://cba.mit.edu/docs/papers/19.03.MADCAT.pdf). In this project, I aim to develop a modular, structural-robotic system capable of performing quasi-static, and possibly dynamic, self-reconfiguration. Utilizing digital material systems and distributed actuation I will enable a mobile, self-assembling, yet load bearing, structural system.
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