In this paper we propose novel algorithms for reconfiguring modular robots that are composed of n atoms. Each atom has the shape of a unit cube and can expand/contract each face by half a unit, as well as attach to or detach from faces of neighboring atoms. For universal reconfiguration, atoms must be arranged in 2×2×2 modules. We respect certain physical constraints: each atom reaches at most unit velocity and (via expansion) can displace at most one other atom. We require that one of the atoms can store a map of the target configuration. Our algorithms involve a total of O(n 2) such atom operations, which are performed in O(n) parallel steps. This improves on previous reconfiguration algorithms, which either use O(n 2) parallel steps [8,10,4] or do not respect the constraints mentioned above [1]. In fact, in the setting considered, our algorithms are optimal, in the sense that certain reconfigurations require Ω(n) parallel steps. A further advantage of our algorithms is that reconfiguration can take place within the union of the source and target configurations. © 2009 Springer-Verlag.
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Aloupis, G., Collette, S., Damian, M., Demaine, E. D., El-Khechen, D., Flatland, R., … Wuhrer, S. (2010). Realistic reconfiguration of crystalline (and telecube) robots. In Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (Vol. 57, pp. 433–447). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00312-7_27
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