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Disk-shaped robots can act collectively to accomplish tasks such as lifting and manipulating objects, or supporting weight

How to get a robot collective to act like a smart material

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UCSB Physicists Challenge Classical World with Quantum-Mechanical Implementation of ‘Shell Game'

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