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Shape Formation

Shape Formation is a computational framework within swarm robotics that enables a decentralized group of agents to autonomously organize into a specified geometric configuration through local interaction rules and distributed control mechanisms.

247

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14.9K

Citations

722

Authors

363

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

247

Programmable self-assembly in a thousand-robot swarm

Michael Rubenstein, Alejandro Donohué-Cornejo, Radhika Nagpal · Science · 2014 · 1.2K citations

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Distributed Anonymous Mobile Robots: Formation of Geometric Patterns

I. Suzuki, Masafumi Yamashita · SIAM Journal on Computing · 1999 · 684 citations

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Synthesis of Size-Controlled and Shaped Copper Nanoparticles

Derrick Mott, Jeffrey Galkowski, Lingyan Wang et al. · Langmuir · 2007 · 538 citations

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Kinetically Controlled Growth and Shape Formation Mechanism of Platinum Nanoparticles

Janet M. Petroski, Zhong Lin Wang, Travis C. Green et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 1998 · 466 citations

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Distributed algorithms for formation of geometric patterns with many mobile robots

Kazuo Sugihara, I. Suzuki · Journal of Robotic Systems · 1996 · 274 citations

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Authors

722

  1. RN
    Radhika Nagpal

    Harvard University, United States

    9 publications · 1.7K citations

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  2. MD
    Marco Dorigo

    Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium

    7 publications · 252 citations

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  3. YJ
    Yaochu Jin

    University of Surrey, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 178 citations

    7

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  4. MR
    Michael Rubenstein

    University of Southern California, United States

    6 publications · 1.5K citations

    6

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  5. DR
    Daniela Rus

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    6 publications · 488 citations

    6

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Institutions

363

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    530 citations

  2. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    879 citations

  3. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    Brussels, Belgium

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    781 citations

  4. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    2.7K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    699 citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    26 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. University of Surrey

    Guildford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    191 citations

  8. Stevens Institute of Technology

    Hoboken, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    282 citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 6 publications · 683 citations

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  2. IEEE Transactions on Robotics

    5 publications · 260 citations

    5

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  3. Automatica

    5 publications · 292 citations

    5

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  4. Journal of Applied Physics

    4 publications · 108 citations

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  5. Robotics and Autonomous Systems

    3 publications · 82 citations

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