美國哈佛大學團隊研發出可以自行溝通的組合型變形金剛「kilobots」，機器人約高五公分、直徑三公分，用三個金屬小腳移動，以紅外線互相溝通，讓每個機器人知道團體的邊界、追蹤其離起始點的距離，及如何感觸相對位置。集體運作的機器人能較好地處理未知環境，比如可變成蛇的形狀通過沙丘，或是變成球滾下丘陵。組合型機器人非常有利於在未知環境進行工作，如深海探險、火星任務、油污外洩清潔任務與軍事偵察等。

參考資料:
1. http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/a-thousand-kilobots-self-assemble
2. https://tw.news.yahoo.com/1024%E5%80%8B%E5%B0%8F%E6%A9%9F%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%BA%E9%9B%86%E9%AB%94%E9%81%8B%E4%BD%9C-%E6%96%B0%E8%AE%8A%E5%BD%A2%E9%87%91%E5%89%9B-%E5%8F%AF%E8%87%AA%E8%A1%8C%E6%BA%9D%E9%80%9A%E5%90%88%E9%AB%94-221040682.html

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