@InProceedings{shen2007multifunctional-and-reconfigurable-superbot-modules,
 abstract  = {Superbot consists of Lego-like but autonomous robotic modules that can reconfigure
	     into different systems for different tasks. Examples of configurable systems
	     include rolling tracks or wheels (for efficient travel), spiders or centipedes (for
	     climbing), snakes (for burrowing in ground), and climbers (for inspection and
	     repair in space). This video shows several configurations and behaviors that are
	     new for modular and reconfigurable robots. Each SuperBot module is a complete
	     robotic system and has a power supply, micro- controllers, sensors, communication,
	     three degrees of freedom, and six connecting faces (front, back, left, right, up
	     and down) to dynamically connect to other modules. This design allows flexible
	     bending, docking, and continuous rotation. A single module can move forward, back,
	     left, right, flip-over, and rotate as a wheel. Modules can communication with each
	     other for totally distributed control and can support arbitrary module reshuffling
	     during their operation. The modules have both internal and external sensors for
	     monitoring self-status and environmental parameters. They can form arbitrary
	     configurations (graphs) and can control these configurations for different
	     functionality such as locomotion, manipulation, and self-repair. This video shows
	     the latest status the SuperBot modules and all these behaviors were made in just
	     one week. The fact that SuperBot can achieve so much in so short a time
	     demonstrates the unique value of modular, multifunctional and self-reconfigurable
	     robots.},
 author	   = {Wei-Min Shen and Behnam Salemi and Mark Moll and Chi Ho Chiu and Jacob Everist and
	     Feili Hou and Nadeesha Ranasinghe and Michael Rubenstein},
 booktitle = {Proc.\ 2007 {IEEE/RSJ} Intl.\ Conf.\ on Intelligent Robots and Systems},
 doi	   = {10.1109/IROS.2007.4399001},
 note	   = {\href{http://www.isi.edu/robots/superbot/movies/SuperBot.mov}{Video}},
 title	   = {Multifunctional Behaviors of Reconfigurable {SuperBot} Modules},
 year	   = {2007}
}