Shape-shifting robot forms from magnetic swarm

Read more: http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13244-shapeshifting-robot-forms-...

See some prototypes of robot swarms created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.

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[Kenshiroit]

hmm reminds me a littlebit of stargate atlantis replicators. Although thise robots cant replicate...for now.

[TKuja1]

Let's all read a book called Swarm :D

[allLightsonme]

1mmmmmm would make it, so its no near future

[onlyreallifematters]

the dawn of the transformers!

[wlmckinnon]

ninja dildos..

[ilookatshoes]

@eaglestdogg im not presuming its up to anyone to give them intelligence. numbered like ants i mean also in that there is a hierachical mentality to the movement of people. like how youtube is acting like queen and people gather here to do what queen wants. and i dont know how robots would think.

[eaglestdogg]

@ilookatshoes actually no we dont have near the population of ants. why on earth would we give them inteligence thats not what we want them for at all. also why would they kill us, robots wouldnt think nearly like we do.

[ilookatshoes]

@robto333 we can...

lets see what we do...

[robto333]

@ilookatshoes we can suicide......