New publication in Science Robotics: “Architectural swarms for responsive facades and creative expressions”

Jan, 2026

Our latest collaborative work, titled “Architectural swarms for responsive façades and creative expression”, is now published in Science Robotics!

Congrats to Merihan Alhafnawi, who led this project. Our interdisciplinary team of roboticists, civil engineers, architects, and dancers (!) demonstrates the possibilities for environmentally regulating, interactive, and beautiful spaces at the intersection of swarm robotics, mechanics, and architecture.

Read more here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.ady7233

Team: M. Alhafnawi, J. Bendarkawi, Y. Tafesse, L. Stein-Montalvo, A. Jones, V. Chow, S. Adriaenssens, and R. Nagpal