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Experimnet of self-assembly and self-repair

Agroup of 11 units are programmed to form a triangle as a target shape, where one unit is reserved for self-repair.The shape of the group gradually converges to the goal shape.
After they complete the self-assembly, power supply for a unit is cut off to simulate a faulty situation. The dead unit cannot reply to calls from the neighboring units, thus is detected as a faulty unit and ejected. The group resume the self-assembly process and complete the goal shape again.

Self-repair Self-assembly
Tethers to the units are for electricity supply and program download only. After debugging, the tethers for download can be removed.

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