Smart Cellular Bricks Enable Self‑Recognizing, Damage‑Detecting Modular Structures
Sakana AI and collaborators built hundreds of cubic bricks that each run the same neural network and only talk to adjacent bricks. Through purely local exchanges the collective classifies its overall 3D shape, spots missing or damaged modules, and remains robust to noisy communication. This shows a viable path toward adaptive, bio‑inspired modular hardware for smart materials and reconfigurable robotics.