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CKbot is made up of 15 modules arranged in groups of five; each cluster has a module with a camera, a blinking LED and an accelerometer to reconstruct itself. The remaining modules have embedded proximity sensors. When kicked apart, the camera modules start looking for the unique LED signature, and then each cluster starts moving toward the others. (via Self-Reconfigurable Robots Get It Together: Science Fiction in the News)


