SMARTELTs organized as an artificial organism (IMAGE)

Chemnitz University of Technology

SMARTELTs organized as an artificial organism

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If SMARTELTs are assembled in a large number according to a certain electronic construction plan, an artificial organism is created - in this case a rotifer with a hollow body and a ring of highly flexible cilia. A biological rotifer is shown for comparison. Both organisms consist of about 1000 modules (cells - SMARTLETs).

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