@Article{murata:ar:2001,
  author    = {Murata, Satoshi and Yoshida, Eiichi and Kurokawa, Haruhisa and Tomita, Kohji and Kokaji, Shigeru},
  title     = {Self-Repairing Mechanical Systems},
  journal   = {Advanced Robotics},
  year      = {2001},
  volume    = {10},
  number    = {1},
  pages     = {7--21},
  month     = {January},
  doi       = {10.1023/A:1026540318188},
  url       = {https://www.researchgate.net/publication/220474469\_Self-Repairing\_Mechanical\_Systems},
  keywords  = {self-repairing system, self-reconfiguration, distributed autonomous system, fault tolerance, fractum},
  abstract  = {This paper reviews several types of self-repairing systems developed in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. We have developed a modular system capable of \textquotedblleft self-assembly\textquotedblright  and \textquotedblleft self-repair.\textquotedblright  The former means a set of units can form a given shape of the system without outside help; the latter means the system restores the original shape if an arbitrary part of the system is cut off. We show both two-dimensional and three-dimensional unit designs, and distributed algorithms for the units.},
  publisher = {TAYLOR \& FRANCIS LTD},
  address   = {2-4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OR14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND}
}