Tiny robot boats build floating structures
MIT researchers developed FloatForm, a swarm of small aquatic robots that snap together like ants forming a raft, assembling into reconfigurable structures on the water.
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Published: 9 July 2026
Source: MIT News
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy · Environment
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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