Self-reconfiguring modular robot: Difference between revisions

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==Motivation and inspiration==

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There are two key motivations for designing modular self reconfiguring robotic systems.

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* '''Economic advantage''': Self reconfiguring robotic systems can potentially lower overall robot cost by making a range of complex machines out of a single (or relatively few) types of mass-produced modules.

[[Image:molecube_space.jpg|200px|right|Space application]]

Both these advantages have not yet been fully realized. A modular robot is likely to be inferior in performance to any single custom robot tailored for a specific task. However, the advantage of modular robotics is only apparent when considering multiple tasks that would normally require a set of different robot.