Self-Reconfigurable Modular Robots Adaptively Transforming a Mechanical Structure: Algorithm for Adaptive Transformation to Load Condition

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Difference of cantilever shapes caused by external force ((a–d) Simulation result of adaptive cantilever construction on a load condition caused by external force and weight of modules themselves, (e–h) on a load condition caused by weight of modules themselves only).

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