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Students: Huize Qiu,Yuying Xiang,Hansen Ye,Cagla Samci, Ziheng Zhou

Design: Tyson Hosmer, Octavian Gheorghiu, Philipp Siedler

Technical: Ziming He, Baris Erdincer, Panagiotis Tigas

Theory: Jordi Vivaldi Piera

Inspired by the behaviors of social organisms and natural builders such as ants and slime molds, the project is developed as a reversible and reconfigurable collective robotic construction (CRC) system. The project is developed with a bespoke cyberphysical simulation environment leveraging simulated force-feedback, multi-agent collaborative behaviour, a spatial planning algorithm, and reinforcement learning for adaptive architecture with programmable collective intelligence. The project targets dynamic construction environments, complex terrains, and sites with limited accessibility for large scale construction equipment. Through a virtual platform, this system integrates user demands and environmental data to compress the process of design to adaptive construction and migration while using force feedback to maintain dynamic stability during the construction process.