Robust self-assembly using highly designable structures

摘要

Self-assembly creates structures through astatistical exploration of many possibilities. In some cases, theseexplorations give rise to a few highly designable structures thatcan be formed in exceptionally many ways. Using such structuresfor self-assembly tasks is a general approach to improving theirreliability. This design principle can be applied to a variety ofsituations, including molecular devices and coordinatedbehaviours from collections autonomous robots.