/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/3d-printed-smarticles-offer-new-method-of-locomotion-for-larger-robotsTraditionally if you wanted a robot to be able to move about in a controlled manner, you would build a drivetrain of some sort that comprised of very specific parts that were designed to do a very specific task. As robots continue to get smaller and en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/3d-printed-smarticles-offer-new-method-of-locomotion-for-larger-robotsThu, 26 Sep 2019 15:13:34 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:f773518c-dc9a-4b1f-8783-532ff168cd11dubbie0<p>This is a very interesting article and concept. A robot made up of robots where the starting robots are simple with just two paddles and almost no sensors. It is an co-operative swarm, or a constrained swarm. The videos are the links given are fascinating. Once I get my 3D printer going again I might have to have a go at making some of these.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dubbie</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=7845&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">